Education in Arab World 109 indicators covering education for Arab World. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population ages 0-14 32.0% 2025 down 6.7% — Population ages 15-64 63.3% 2025 up 2.2% — School enrollment, primary 91.6% 2024 up 4.3% — Primary education, teachers 2.58 million 2024 up 12.0% — School enrollment, primary, female 89.7% 2024 up 5.4% — School enrollment, primary, male 93.4% 2024 up 3.3% — Labor force, female 19.6% 2025 down 6.8% — Labor force, total 140.07 million 2025 up 10.9% — School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9502 GPI 2020 up 3.0% — School enrollment, secondary 68.9% 2024 up 4.8% — Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 3.84 per 1,000 2024 down 3.7% — Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 2.98 per 1,000 2024 up 0.9% — Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 5.86 per 1,000 2024 up 0.3% — Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 8.2 per 1,000 2024 up 11.7% — Secondary education, teachers 2.39 million 2024 up 13.9% — School enrollment, secondary, female 68.1% 2024 up 6.5% — School enrollment, secondary, male 69.7% 2024 up 3.3% — School enrollment, tertiary 35.1% 2024 up 25.5% — School enrollment, preprimary 28.2% 2020 up 22.0% — School enrollment, tertiary, female 36.6% 2024 up 26.8% — School enrollment, tertiary, male 33.6% 2024 up 24.1% — School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 0.9588 GPI 2020 up 2.8% — School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 1.08 GPI 2024 up 1.8% — Secondary education, teachers, female 1.18 million 2024 up 19.7% — Primary completion rate, female 81.6% 2024 up 6.8% — Primary completion rate, male 84.6% 2024 up 5.1% — Government expenditure on education, total 3.8% 2020 down 10.9% — Secondary education, general pupils 29.80 million 2018 up 14.2% — Lower secondary completion rate, total 67.4% 2024 up 9.2% — School enrollment, preprimary, female 28.2% 2020 up 26.2% — School enrollment, preprimary, male 28.3% 2020 up 18.2% — Persistence to last grade of primary, total 82.3% 2023 up 8.3% — Government expenditure on education, total 12.2% 2020 down 2.3% — Secondary education, general pupils 48.2% 2018 up 0.5% — Lower secondary completion rate, female 68.7% 2024 up 11.5% — Lower secondary completion rate, male 66.2% 2024 up 7.1% — Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged — Primary education, pupils 55.62 million 2024 up 25.0% — Secondary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged — Secondary education, pupils 40.79 million 2024 up 33.9% — Persistence to last grade of primary, female 83.3% 2023 up 9.3% — Persistence to last grade of primary, male 81.3% 2023 up 7.4% — Secondary education, vocational pupils 3.33 million 2018 up 18.1% — Number of infant deaths, female 132,854 2024 down 12.6% — Number of infant deaths, male 167,415 2024 down 11.8% — Number of under-five deaths, female 170,155 2024 down 11.3% — Number of under-five deaths, male 208,389 2024 down 10.7% — Secondary education, vocational pupils 37.9% 2018 down 6.2% — Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 96.2% 2018 down 2.0% — Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 16.0% 2025 down 20.8% — Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 7.5% 2025 down 13.9% — Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 9.2% 2025 down 17.6% — Primary education, teachers 67.5% 2024 up 10.1% — Repeaters, primary, total 5.8% 2018 down 15.7% — Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 41,550 2024 up 14.3% — Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 30,659 2024 up 28.9% — Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 53,494 2024 up 21.0% — Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 68,855 2024 up 26.2% — Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 94.7% 2018 down 1.5% — Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 97.7% 2018 down 2.4% — Page 1 of 2 Next →