Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female (%) in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female (%) was 13.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) stood at 13.4%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) peaked at 13.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 1970.
That places ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 165th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female (%) in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.6% | — |
| 1971 | 1.6% | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 1.7% | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 1.8% | +5.7% |
| 1974 | 1.9% | +6.0% |
| 1975 | 2.0% | +6.4% |
| 1976 | 2.1% | +7.9% |
| 1977 | 2.3% | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 2.4% | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 2.5% | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 2.6% | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 2.8% | +7.1% |
| 1982 | 2.9% | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 3.0% | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 3.1% | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 3.2% | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 3.2% | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 3.2% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 3.4% | +5.3% |
| 1989 | 3.4% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 3.5% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 3.5% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 3.8% | +9.0% |
| 1993 | 4.2% | +9.1% |
| 1994 | 4.6% | +9.8% |
| 1995 | 4.9% | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 5.3% | +8.0% |
| 1997 | 5.6% | +7.2% |
| 1998 | 6.0% | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 6.4% | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 6.7% | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 7.0% | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 7.6% | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 7.8% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 8.0% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 8.5% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 8.8% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 8.9% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 9.5% | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 9.9% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 10.2% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 10.1% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 10.4% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 10.9% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 11.1% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 11.6% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 11.9% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 12.1% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 12.6% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 12.6% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 12.8% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 12.9% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 13.0% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 13.2% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 13.4% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.0% | 1.6% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.1% | 2.6% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.8% | 3.5% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.3% | 6.7% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 10.1% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 12.8% | 13.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
More education data for ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 50.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.24 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) was 13.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The highest recorded value was 13.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 1970.
- How does ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female?
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 165th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female rising or falling in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 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