School age population, secondary education, female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries
ALECSO: Gulf Countries: School age population, secondary education, female was 2.39 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
School age population, secondary education, female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries is 2.39 million, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries peaked at 2.39 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.81 million, in 2013.
That places ALECSO: Gulf Countries 200th out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.85 million | — |
| 2011 | 1.85 million | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.82 million | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 1.81 million | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.82 million | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.85 million | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 1.88 million | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 1.95 million | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 2.03 million | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 2.08 million | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 2.23 million | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 2.27 million | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 2.35 million | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 2.39 million | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.89 million | 1.81 million | 2.08 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.31 million | 2.23 million | 2.39 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Gulf Countries
- 197 American Samoa 2,777 compare
- 198 Marshall Islands 2,715 compare
- 199 Andorra 2,531 compare
- 200 Cayman Islands 2,337 compare
- 201 Bermuda 2,225 compare
- 202 Dominica 2,206 compare
- 203 Gibraltar 1,630 compare
More education data for ALECSO: Gulf Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.68 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 895,823 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 379,059 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 2.46 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.08 million (2023)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.03 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- School age population, secondary education, female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries was 2.39 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 2.39 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.81 million in 2013.
- How does ALECSO: Gulf Countries rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries ranks 200th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Gulf Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release