School enrollment, preprimary, female in Arab World
Arab World: School enrollment, preprimary, female was 28.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary, female in Arab World, 1970–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2020, school enrollment, preprimary, female in Arab World stood at 28.2%. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, female in Arab World peaked at 28.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 1974.
Arab World ranks 34th of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary, female in Arab World, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.9% | — |
| 1971 | 7.8% | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 7.7% | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 7.7% | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 7.6% | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 7.8% | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 8.3% | +5.8% |
| 1977 | 8.6% | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 8.4% | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 8.6% | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 8.8% | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 9.1% | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 9.5% | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 9.6% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 9.9% | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 10.2% | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 10.3% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 10.5% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 10.3% | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 10.6% | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 10.7% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 10.8% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 10.7% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 11.0% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 11.2% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 11.4% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 11.7% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 12.0% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 12.4% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 12.3% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 12.9% | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 13.0% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 13.3% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 14.0% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 14.5% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 15.2% | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 17.2% | +12.7% |
| 2007 | 17.3% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 19.0% | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 21.7% | +14.3% |
| 2010 | 22.3% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 22.9% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 23.4% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 24.7% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 26.3% | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 26.3% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 26.7% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 26.9% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 27.0% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 27.6% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 28.2% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.0% | 7.6% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.9% | 8.8% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.4% | 10.7% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.8% | 12.9% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.4% | 22.3% | 27.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.2% | 28.2% | 28.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
- 31 Norway 96.2% compare
- 32 Hong Kong (China) 96.0% compare
- 33 Costa Rica 95.8% compare
- 34 Ireland 95.3% compare
- 35 Romania 95.0% compare
- 36 Latvia 94.5% compare
- 37 Solomon Islands 94.3% compare
More education data for Arab World
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 32.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 91.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.58 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0052 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 89.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 93.4% (2024)
- Labor force, female 19.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary, female in Arab World?
- School enrollment, preprimary, female in Arab World was 28.2% in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 28.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 1974.
- How does Arab World rank for school enrollment, preprimary, female?
- Arab World ranks 34th out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, female rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab World data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.