Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female was 33.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) recorded 33.9% for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) peaked at 33.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 1999.
That places ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 122nd 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 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7.4% | — |
| 2000 | 7.6% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 8.0% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 8.4% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 8.8% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 9.1% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 9.6% | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 10.5% | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 11.8% | +12.0% |
| 2008 | 13.3% | +13.5% |
| 2009 | 14.3% | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 16.3% | +14.0% |
| 2011 | 20.0% | +22.5% |
| 2012 | 22.4% | +12.3% |
| 2013 | 23.0% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 24.9% | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 26.2% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 26.5% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 27.3% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 28.1% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 29.6% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 30.3% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 31.6% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 32.0% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 33.6% | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 33.9% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.4% | 7.4% | 7.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.1% | 7.6% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.4% | 16.3% | 29.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.3% | 30.3% | 33.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
- 119 Belize 32.1% compare
- 120 Guatemala 30.5% compare
- 121 Cape Verde 30.0% compare
- 122 South Africa 29.8% compare
- 123 Trinidad and Tobago 29.8% compare
- 124 Honduras 28.1% compare
- 125 Botswana 26.6% compare
More education data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
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- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 100.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1925 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 93.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 108.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) was 33.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The highest recorded value was 33.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 1999.
- How does ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female?
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 122nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 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