School age population, secondary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509): School age population, secondary education, female was 9.35 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
9.35 million
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
179th
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.35 million
in 2024
All-time low
2.63 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, secondary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) recorded 9.35 million for school age population, secondary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 40.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) peaked at 9.35 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.63 million, in 1970.
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 179th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.63 million | — |
| 1971 | 2.67 million | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 2.71 million | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 2.75 million | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 2.79 million | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 2.84 million | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 2.88 million | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 2.84 million | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 2.88 million | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 2.95 million | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 3.03 million | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 3.22 million | +6.1% |
| 1982 | 3.26 million | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 3.33 million | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 3.40 million | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 3.47 million | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 3.54 million | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 3.62 million | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 3.70 million | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 3.75 million | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 3.82 million | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 3.90 million | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 3.95 million | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 4.04 million | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 4.15 million | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 4.25 million | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 4.36 million | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 4.46 million | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 4.58 million | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 4.73 million | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 4.88 million | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 5.04 million | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 5.18 million | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 5.75 million | +11.0% |
| 2004 | 5.88 million | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 6.02 million | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 6.18 million | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 6.36 million | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 6.54 million | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 6.66 million | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 6.80 million | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 6.92 million | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 7.00 million | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 7.10 million | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 6.67 million | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 6.81 million | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 6.98 million | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 7.19 million | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 7.37 million | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 7.54 million | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 8.28 million | +9.8% |
| 2021 | 8.48 million | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 8.66 million | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 9.32 million | +7.5% |
| 2024 | 9.35 million | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.79 million | 2.63 million | 2.95 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.43 million | 3.03 million | 3.75 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.22 million | 3.82 million | 4.73 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.85 million | 4.88 million | 6.66 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.04 million | 6.67 million | 7.54 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.82 million | 8.28 million | 9.35 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
- 176 Iceland 17,104 compare
- 177 Sao Tome and Principe 16,871 compare
- 178 Macao 16,700 compare
- 179 Bahamas 16,327 compare
- 180 Guadeloupe 15,863 compare
- 181 Malta 15,483 compare
- 182 New Caledonia 14,551 compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 197,633 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.4 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.70 million (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.82 % change on previous year (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 316,507 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.46 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.14 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 907,217 (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 792,452 (2016)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- School age population, secondary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) was 9.35 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.35 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.63 million in 1970.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 179th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 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