Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female (%) in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female (%) was 37.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) is 37.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) peaked at 37.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 1971.
That places ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) 112th 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 ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8.4% | — |
| 1971 | 5.6% | -32.7% |
| 1972 | 5.7% | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 5.7% | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 5.7% | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 5.9% | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 6.0% | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 6.2% | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 6.4% | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 6.5% | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 6.5% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 6.6% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 6.6% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 6.8% | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 7.1% | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 7.3% | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 7.7% | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 7.7% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 7.9% | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 8.1% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 8.3% | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 8.4% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 8.4% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 8.5% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 9.1% | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 9.3% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 10.1% | +8.8% |
| 1997 | 9.6% | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 10.1% | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 10.2% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 11.0% | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 11.6% | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 12.0% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 13.0% | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 13.9% | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 15.1% | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 16.4% | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 17.7% | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 19.1% | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 19.7% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 21.9% | +10.7% |
| 2011 | 23.6% | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 26.0% | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 27.3% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 29.1% | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 29.9% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 30.4% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 31.1% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 31.1% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 33.5% | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 34.6% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 35.9% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 35.7% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 36.1% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 37.9% | +5.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female (%) in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -32.7% | 8.4% | 5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.2% | 5.6% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.2% | 6.5% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.2% | 8.3% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.0% | 11.0% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.4% | 21.9% | 33.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.0% | 34.6% | 37.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
- 109 El Salvador 37.9% compare
- 110 Guyana 37.4% compare
- 111 Liechtenstein 36.3% compare
- 112 British Virgin Islands 36.2% compare
- 113 India 35.7% compare
- 114 Nicaragua 35.7% compare
- 115 Tajikistan 34.7% compare
More education data for ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 544,032 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 24.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 9.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 27.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 10.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 18.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) was 37.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- The highest recorded value was 37.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female?
- ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) ranks 112th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) 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