ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) vs United States of America: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female

ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
81.1%
in 2024
United States of America
94.9%
in 2022
ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) rank
34th
United States of America rank
31st

Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female over time

  • ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
  • United States of America
0255075100197119972024

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 94.9% against 81.1% in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408), a difference of 13.8%.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.2 times ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)'s.

Across all 36 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) ranks 34th and United States of America ranks 31st of 221 groups.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 2.2% 47.1% 44.9% United States of America
1980s 3.6% 64.1% 60.6% United States of America
1990s 7.2% 86.3% 79.1% United States of America
2000s 22.0% 95.2% 73.2% United States of America
2010s 53.7% 102.5% 48.8% United States of America
2020s 71.9% 99.8% 27.9% United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female, ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) or United States of America?
United States of America, at 94.9% against 81.1% in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) as of 2022.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female between ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) and United States of America?
13.8%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) and United States of America?
36 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2022.
How do ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) and United States of America rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female?
ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) ranks 34th and United States of America ranks 31st of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
410 places, 14,235 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release