School age population, secondary education, female in UIS: Arab States
UIS: Arab States: School age population, secondary education, female was 27.23 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
27.23 million
Change on year
up 1.6%
Rank
133rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
27.23 million
in 2024
All-time low
10.27 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, secondary education, female in UIS: Arab States, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, female in UIS: Arab States is 27.23 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in UIS: Arab States peaked at 27.23 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.27 million, in 1970.
UIS: Arab States ranks 133rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, female in UIS: Arab States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 10.27 million | — |
| 1971 | 10.34 million | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 10.68 million | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 10.89 million | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 11.14 million | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 11.42 million | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 11.69 million | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 11.95 million | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 12.23 million | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 12.53 million | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 12.82 million | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 13.09 million | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 13.35 million | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 13.61 million | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 13.89 million | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 14.19 million | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 14.48 million | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 14.81 million | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 15.14 million | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 15.23 million | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 15.70 million | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 15.64 million | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 16.04 million | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 16.43 million | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 16.84 million | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 17.23 million | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 17.62 million | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 18.01 million | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 18.39 million | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 18.76 million | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 19.11 million | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 19.36 million | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 19.64 million | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 20.34 million | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 20.53 million | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 20.69 million | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 20.85 million | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 21.29 million | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 21.40 million | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 21.42 million | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 21.48 million | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 21.57 million | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 21.68 million | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 21.86 million | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 21.59 million | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 21.86 million | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 22.19 million | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 22.62 million | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 23.09 million | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 23.58 million | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 24.79 million | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 25.42 million | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 26.10 million | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 26.79 million | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 27.23 million | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.31 million | 10.27 million | 12.53 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.06 million | 12.82 million | 15.23 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.07 million | 15.64 million | 18.76 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.46 million | 19.11 million | 21.42 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.15 million | 21.48 million | 23.58 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.07 million | 24.79 million | 27.23 million | 5 |
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More education data for UIS: Arab States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.40 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 826,384 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.74 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5957 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.57 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, female in UIS: Arab States?
- School age population, secondary education, female in UIS: Arab States was 27.23 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The highest recorded value was 27.23 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.27 million in 1970.
- How does UIS: Arab States rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- UIS: Arab States ranks 133rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in UIS: Arab States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Arab States 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