Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female was 9.7% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, 1995–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries stood at 9.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries peaked at 10.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 1997.
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 180th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 4.1% | — |
| 1996 | 4.1% | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 4.0% | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 4.3% | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 4.8% | +12.6% |
| 2000 | 5.1% | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 5.9% | +15.5% |
| 2002 | 6.6% | +11.3% |
| 2003 | 6.2% | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 7.0% | +13.6% |
| 2005 | 7.6% | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 8.5% | +11.4% |
| 2007 | 8.6% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 9.1% | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 9.5% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 9.7% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 9.1% | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 9.5% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 10.4% | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 9.8% | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 9.6% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 9.7% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.3% | 4.0% | 4.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 5.1% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 9.1% | 10.4% | 7 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
More education data for ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 633,128 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 378,880 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.63 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 13.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.75 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 11.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.25 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.84 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.01 million (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 577,798 (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries was 9.7% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 10.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 1997.
- How does ALECSO: Least Developed Countries rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female?
- ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 180th out of 221 groups with data for 2016.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female rising or falling in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Least Developed Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release