Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Arab World

Arab World: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female was 90.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
90.0%
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
33rd
of 43 groups
All-time high
90.0%
in 2019
All-time low
70.9%
in 1995
Years of data
26
1994–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Arab World, 1994–2019

0204060801994200620191994: 71.4 %1995: 70.9 %1996: 71.7 %1997: 73.7 %1998: 75 %1999: 76.9 %2000: 78.1 %2001: 79.4 %2002: 80.7 %2003: 81.8 %2004: 82.7 %2005: 83.3 %2006: 84 %2007: 84.2 %2008: 85.6 %2009: 87.3 %2010: 87.9 %2011: 87.7 %2012: 89.5 %2013: 88.1 %2014: 88.6 %2015: 88.8 %2016: 88.7 %2017: 89.1 %2018: 89.5 %2019: 90 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Arab World recorded 90.0% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Arab World peaked at 90.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 70.9%, in 1995.

That places Arab World 33rd out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Arab World, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%) in Arab World, 1994 to 2019.
Year % Change
1994 71.4%
1995 70.9% -0.6%
1996 71.7% +1.1%
1997 73.7% +2.8%
1998 75.0% +1.7%
1999 76.9% +2.5%
2000 78.1% +1.6%
2001 79.4% +1.6%
2002 80.7% +1.7%
2003 81.8% +1.4%
2004 82.7% +1.1%
2005 83.3% +0.8%
2006 84.0% +0.7%
2007 84.2% +0.3%
2008 85.6% +1.6%
2009 87.3% +1.9%
2010 87.9% +0.7%
2011 87.7% -0.2%
2012 89.5% +2.0%
2013 88.1% -1.5%
2014 88.6% +0.5%
2015 88.8% +0.2%
2016 88.7% -0.1%
2017 89.1% +0.5%
2018 89.5% +0.4%
2019 90.0% +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 73.3% 70.9% 76.9% 6
2000s 82.7% 78.1% 87.3% 10
2010s 88.8% 87.7% 90.0% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Arab World?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Arab World was 90.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Arab World?
The highest recorded value was 90.0% in 2019.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Arab World?
The lowest recorded value was 70.9% in 1995.
How does Arab World rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
Arab World ranks 33rd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Arab World?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Arab World data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official primary and lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.