Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female was 5.8% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 1970–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) stood at 5.8%. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) peaked at 5.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1977.
That places ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 212th out of 221 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.1% | — |
| 1971 | 1.1% | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 1.1% | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 1.1% | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 1.1% | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 1.1% | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 1.1% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 1.1% | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 1.1% | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 1.1% | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 1.1% | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 1.1% | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 1.1% | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 1.1% | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 1.1% | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 1.1% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 1.1% | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 1.1% | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 1.1% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 1.1% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 1.1% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 1.2% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 1.2% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 1.2% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 1.2% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 1.2% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 1.2% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.2% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 1.2% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 1.2% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 1.4% | +18.7% |
| 2001 | 1.6% | +13.0% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | +14.9% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | +8.7% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | +10.1% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | +12.4% |
| 2007 | 2.9% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | +14.7% |
| 2010 | 4.2% | +12.3% |
| 2011 | 4.4% | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 5.5% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 5.8% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 1.4% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 4.2% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 5.7% | 5.8% | 2 |
More education data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.63 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.02 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.51 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.06 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.38 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) was 5.8% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1977.
- How does ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female?
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 212th out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female rising or falling in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 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