Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female (%) in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female (%) was 31.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) is 31.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.7% on the previous year and up 72.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) peaked at 31.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 1997.
That places ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 128th 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 45 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female (%) in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 15.2% | — |
| 1981 | 15.5% | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 15.4% | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 15.3% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 15.3% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 15.2% | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 15.4% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 15.0% | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 15.1% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 14.8% | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 14.8% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 14.9% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 14.4% | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 13.3% | -7.5% |
| 1994 | 12.6% | -5.4% |
| 1995 | 12.4% | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 11.7% | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 11.5% | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 11.9% | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 11.5% | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 12.8% | +11.1% |
| 2001 | 13.7% | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 14.7% | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 15.1% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 16.1% | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 16.8% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 17.7% | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 17.8% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 18.1% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 17.7% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 17.6% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 17.5% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 18.0% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 18.3% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 18.0% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 17.8% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 17.1% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 17.4% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 18.0% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 19.5% | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 20.9% | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 22.3% | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 22.5% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 23.9% | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 31.0% | +29.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female (%) in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +29.7% | 23.9% | 31.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.2% | 14.8% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.9% | 11.5% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.1% | 12.8% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 17.1% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.1% | 20.9% | 31.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
More education data for ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 731,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 20.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.5014 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) was 31.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The highest recorded value was 31.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 1997.
- How does ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female?
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 128th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 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