Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female was 24.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) is 24.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.1% on the previous year and up 67.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) peaked at 24.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 1974.
That places ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 149th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.5% | — |
| 1971 | 6.5% | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 6.5% | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 6.5% | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 6.4% | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 6.5% | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 6.5% | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 6.8% | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 7.0% | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 7.2% | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 7.4% | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 7.5% | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 7.7% | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 7.7% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 7.8% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 7.8% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 7.8% | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 7.8% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 7.4% | -4.4% |
| 1989 | 7.3% | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 7.3% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 7.3% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 7.1% | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 7.0% | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 6.8% | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 6.8% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 6.8% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 6.8% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 7.1% | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 7.3% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 8.0% | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 8.8% | +10.7% |
| 2002 | 9.0% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 9.2% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 9.4% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 10.0% | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 10.8% | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 11.1% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 11.7% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 12.5% | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 13.3% | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 14.1% | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 14.3% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 14.7% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 14.8% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 15.4% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 15.9% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 16.2% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 17.3% | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 19.0% | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 19.3% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 20.2% | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 20.8% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 22.0% | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 24.7% | +12.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.6% | 6.4% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.6% | 7.3% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.0% | 6.8% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.1% | 8.0% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.5% | 13.3% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.4% | 19.3% | 24.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
More education data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 20.10 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 4.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 20.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 10.93 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.65 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 23.90 million (2021)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 26.00 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.68 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) was 24.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The highest recorded value was 24.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 1974.
- How does ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female?
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 149th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 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