Education in Arab World 298 indicators covering education for Arab World. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Teachers in upper secondary education, female 438,748 number 2019 up 15.5% 29th Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female 44.0% 2019 up 1.3% 30th Literacy rate, adult total 79.0% 2024 up 3.5% 23rd Literacy rate, adult male 85.4% 2024 up 1.4% 23rd Trained teachers in preprimary education 77.3% 2024 down 3.2% 20th Trained teachers in secondary education 83.5% 2024 up 1.3% 11th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 933,669 number 2019 down 12.4% 22nd Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes 347,901 number 2018 up 77.0% 20th Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes 397,387 number 2015 up 26.5% 38th Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 150,752 number 2015 up 1.8% 38th Trained teachers in preprimary education, female 77.3% 2024 down 2.9% 19th Trained teachers in secondary education, female 83.4% 2024 down 1.4% 11th Trained teachers in secondary education, male 83.7% 2024 up 3.9% 11th Inbound mobility rate, both sexes 3.1% 2018 up 25.1% 14th Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 14.5 2018 down 2.4% 31st Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary 21.17 2018 up 6.8% 10th Trained teachers in preprimary education, male 77.0% 2024 down 6.8% 7th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 1.93 million number 2019 up 6.4% 22nd Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes 20.61 million number 2019 up 6.3% 36th Enrolment in lower secondary education, female 9.69 million number 2019 up 7.6% 36th Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 13.07 million number 2019 up 27.4% 37th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 629,647 number 2019 down 0.1% 22nd Net intake rate in grade 1 75.7% 2014 up 5.8% 9th Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 6.35 million number 2019 up 27.7% 37th Trained teachers in lower secondary education 82.8% 2024 up 1.3% 10th Net intake rate in grade 1, female 74.3% 2013 up 5.3% 13th Net intake rate in grade 1, male 75.9% 2013 up 4.9% 9th Total inbound internationally mobile students, female 142,475 number 2018 up 82.9% 20th Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes 4.23 million number 2019 down 10.3% 25th Trained teachers in upper secondary education 84.5% 2024 up 1.5% 12th Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female 82.0% 2024 up 0.0% 9th Trained teachers in lower secondary education, male 83.6% 2024 up 2.7% 7th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male 30.43 million number 2019 up 11.4% 21st Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes 77.52 million number 2019 up 7.0% 22nd Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female 47.09 million number 2019 up 4.4% 22nd Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male 5.58 million number 2019 up 6.4% 20th Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female 6.94 million number 2019 down 10.1% 20th Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes 12.53 million number 2019 down 3.4% 20th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 2.7% 2019 down 10.6% 10th Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female 2.32 million number 2019 down 13.3% 25th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes 9.26 million number 2018 up 22.7% 29th Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 1.91 million number 2019 down 6.5% 25th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes 959,788 number 2018 up 30.7% 34th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female 4.85 million number 2018 up 26.5% 28th Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary 16.03 2018 down 4.8% 27th Trained teachers in upper secondary education, female 85.5% 2024 down 2.5% 6th Trained teachers in upper secondary education, male 83.7% 2024 up 5.0% 8th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female 497,779 number 2018 up 35.5% 32nd Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes 4.7% 2018 up 47.8% 11th Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary 12.63 2018 up 2.9% 33rd Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female 60.7% 2019 down 2.5% 25th Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female 55.4% 2019 down 6.9% 11th Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 85.8% 2019 up 3.6% 3rd Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 85.7% 2019 up 3.0% 2nd Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 86.0% 2019 up 4.1% 4th Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 85.0% 2019 — 3rd Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 85.8% 2019 — 4th Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 84.3% 2019 — 3rd ← Previous Page 5 of 5