Education in Arab World 298 indicators covering education for Arab World. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male 13.4% 2019 up 0.5% 11th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 70.7% 2018 up 9.9% 31st Trained teachers in primary education 76.5% 2024 down 6.0% 26th Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 199,695 number 2019 up 68.1% 31st Enrolment in primary education, female 23.70 million number 2019 up 23.1% 33rd Secondary education, teachers 49.4% 2024 up 5.1% 31st School enrollment, primary, female 82.1% 2018 up 3.0% 33rd School enrollment, primary, male 85.9% 2018 up 0.5% 30th Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity 1.01 GPI 2018 up 1.3% 37th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both 7.85 million number 2019 up 7.3% 31st School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 4.03 million number 2019 up 7.7% 31st School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 3.82 million number 2019 up 7.0% 31st Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 69.5% 2018 up 11.8% 32nd Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 71.9% 2018 up 8.2% 28th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 0.9672 GPI 2018 up 3.3% 34th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 86.5% 2019 up 2.8% 26th Compulsory education, duration 9 years 2025 unchanged 23rd Progression to secondary school 90.2% 2017 down 0.6% 30th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 89.7% 2019 up 1.6% 24th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 83.2% 2019 up 4.1% 29th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index 0.9274 GPI 2019 up 2.4% 36th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 85.4% 2018 up 1.3% 25th Trained teachers in primary education, female 76.0% 2024 down 5.8% 23rd Trained teachers in primary education, male 77.6% 2024 down 6.1% 16th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 57.8% 2019 up 22.3% 32nd Primary education, pupils 47.5% 2018 up 1.6% 38th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 58.1% 2019 up 21.9% 32nd Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 57.5% 2019 up 22.7% 33rd Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index 0.9888 GPI 2019 up 0.6% 27th Tertiary education, academic staff 44.2% 2024 up 15.5% 16th School enrollment, secondary 63.5% 2018 up 9.0% 26th Preprimary education, duration 3 years 2025 unchanged 23rd Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.7% 2019 up 9.7% 24th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 20.7% 2019 up 4.5% 25th Progression to secondary school, male 90.4% 2017 down 1.0% 31st Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 11.44 million number 2019 up 36.3% 32nd School enrollment, secondary, female 61.3% 2018 up 10.1% 28th School enrollment, secondary, male 65.6% 2018 up 8.0% 24th Progression to secondary school, female 90.1% 2017 up 0.0% 29th Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 528,359 number 2018 up 109.1% 26th Literacy rate, youth female 88.2% 2024 up 3.3% 27th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 17.8% 2019 down 13.3% 11th Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 1.22 million number 2019 up 5.1% 36th Enrolment in secondary education, female 16.04 million number 2019 up 14.7% 36th Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 51.2% 2019 up 7.8% 30th Teachers in lower secondary education, female 625,377 number 2019 up 13.4% 29th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 84.3% 2018 up 2.5% 25th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes 177,403 number 2018 up 62.7% 30th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 86.5% 2018 up 0.2% 23rd Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female 77,293 number 2018 up 81.1% 30th Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index 0.96 GPI 2024 up 3.2% 28th Literacy rate, youth male 92.2% 2024 up 0.4% 25th Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 20.79 2018 down 0.6% 27th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 19.9% 2019 down 16.1% 11th Literacy rate, youth total 90.2% 2024 up 1.7% 27th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 15.7% 2019 down 9.6% 19th Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes 996,743 number 2019 up 13.9% 33rd Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 5.87 million number 2019 up 40.9% 31st Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes 2.67 million number 2019 down 7.6% 21st Secondary education, pupils 47.2% 2018 down 0.1% 35th ← Previous Page 4 of 5 Next →