Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female (%) in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female (%) was 40.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in MDG: Developing Regions, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in MDG: Developing Regions is 40.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 40.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 1971.
That places MDG: Developing Regions 108th 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 MDG: Developing Regions, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.4% | — |
| 1971 | 1.9% | -56.6% |
| 1972 | 2.9% | +53.0% |
| 1973 | 2.4% | -17.7% |
| 1974 | 3.4% | +39.8% |
| 1975 | 3.5% | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 2.9% | -17.1% |
| 1977 | 3.1% | +6.8% |
| 1978 | 3.3% | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 3.5% | +7.0% |
| 1980 | 3.8% | +8.0% |
| 1981 | 4.1% | +10.1% |
| 1982 | 4.3% | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 4.5% | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 6.2% | +37.5% |
| 1985 | 6.5% | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 5.1% | -21.0% |
| 1987 | 5.7% | +10.6% |
| 1988 | 5.6% | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 5.9% | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 5.8% | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 6.2% | +6.9% |
| 1992 | 7.2% | +16.3% |
| 1993 | 7.1% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 7.8% | +10.3% |
| 1995 | 8.7% | +11.1% |
| 1996 | 8.1% | -7.1% |
| 1997 | 10.1% | +25.3% |
| 1998 | 10.0% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 10.7% | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 11.4% | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 12.0% | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 13.1% | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 14.2% | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 15.2% | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 16.1% | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 17.9% | +11.2% |
| 2007 | 18.6% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 19.9% | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 21.0% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 22.5% | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 24.3% | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 26.1% | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 27.4% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 30.5% | +11.6% |
| 2015 | 31.9% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 32.8% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 33.4% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 33.9% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 35.1% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 36.3% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 37.7% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 38.8% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 40.2% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 40.6% | +1.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female (%) in MDG: Developing Regions 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 | -56.6% | 4.4% | 1.9% |
| 1972 | +53.0% | 1.9% | 2.9% |
| 1974 | +39.8% | 2.4% | 3.4% |
| 1984 | +37.5% | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.1% | 1.9% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.2% | 3.8% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.2% | 5.8% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.9% | 11.4% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.8% | 22.5% | 35.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.7% | 36.3% | 40.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developing Regions
- 105 Marshall Islands 43.9% compare
- 106 Jordan 43.6% compare
- 107 Vietnam 40.9% compare
- 108 Egypt 38.6% compare
- 109 El Salvador 37.9% compare
- 110 Guyana 37.4% compare
- 111 Liechtenstein 36.3% compare
More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 552.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8747 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 266.40 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6758 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 339.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 286.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in MDG: Developing Regions was 40.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 40.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 1971.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 108th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this MDG: Developing Regions 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