Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Arab World
Arab World: Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 18.1% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Arab World, 1997–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Arab World is 18.1%, measured in 2018.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Arab World peaked at 32.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 17.3%, in 2014.
That places Arab World 25th out of 43 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Arab World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 31.6% | — |
| 1998 | 32.0% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 31.9% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 31.5% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 31.5% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 30.1% | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 29.4% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 28.0% | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 25.7% | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 23.5% | -8.7% |
| 2007 | 20.6% | -12.5% |
| 2008 | 19.2% | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 17.7% | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 17.8% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 18.4% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 17.8% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 17.9% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 17.3% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 17.3% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 17.3% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 17.8% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 18.1% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.9% | 31.6% | 32.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 25.7% | 17.7% | 31.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 17.3% | 18.4% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
More reference data data for Arab World
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.83 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.80 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.03 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.6 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.44 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.75 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.3% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.6009 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.1 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 870,261 number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Arab World?
- Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Arab World was 18.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
- What is the highest share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 32.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.3% in 2014.
- How does Arab World rank for share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Arab World ranks 25th out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Arab World data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled in vocational programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of female students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the upper secondary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies specific to a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Vocational education may have work-based components (e.g. apprenticeships). Successful completion of such programmes leads to labour-market relevant vocational qualifications acknowledged as occupationally-oriented by the relevant national authorities and/or the labour market.