School enrollment, secondary, female in Arab World
Arab World: School enrollment, secondary, female was 68.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary, female in Arab World, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2024, school enrollment, secondary, female in Arab World stood at 68.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary, female in Arab World peaked at 68.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 24.5%, in 1971.
That places Arab World 30th out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary, female in Arab World, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 26.7% | — |
| 1971 | 24.5% | -8.2% |
| 1972 | 24.7% | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 25.4% | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 26.0% | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 26.9% | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 28.2% | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 29.9% | +6.0% |
| 1978 | 31.3% | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 25.5% | -18.5% |
| 1980 | 33.5% | +31.4% |
| 1981 | 34.6% | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 36.1% | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 37.3% | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 38.6% | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 39.9% | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 41.6% | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 42.6% | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 43.2% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 44.0% | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 46.9% | +6.5% |
| 1991 | 47.5% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 47.3% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 48.1% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 49.7% | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 50.4% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 50.0% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 51.6% | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 53.5% | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 54.9% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 56.2% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 57.6% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 58.7% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 60.5% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 61.9% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 61.7% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 62.0% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 61.1% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 61.1% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 62.9% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 63.3% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 65.2% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 65.4% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 63.5% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 64.0% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 64.5% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 64.8% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 65.4% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 65.7% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 66.2% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 66.2% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 66.8% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 68.4% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 67.7% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 68.1% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.9% | 24.5% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.1% | 33.5% | 44.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.0% | 46.9% | 54.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.4% | 56.2% | 62.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.8% | 63.3% | 66.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.4% | 66.2% | 68.4% | 5 |
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More education data for Arab World
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 32.0% (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, secondary, female in Arab World?
- School enrollment, secondary, female in Arab World was 68.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary, female recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 68.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary, female recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.5% in 1971.
- How does Arab World rank for school enrollment, secondary, female?
- Arab World ranks 30th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, secondary, female rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab World data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary, 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. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.