Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in MDG: Southern Asia
MDG: Southern Asia: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female was 30.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in MDG: Southern Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Southern Asia recorded 30.4% 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 1.1% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in MDG: Southern Asia peaked at 30.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 1999.
MDG: Southern Asia ranks 131st of 221 groups on this measure, 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 MDG: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 6.9% | — |
| 2000 | 7.0% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 7.4% | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 7.7% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 8.1% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 8.4% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 8.8% | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 9.6% | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 10.9% | +13.0% |
| 2008 | 12.5% | +14.7% |
| 2009 | 13.2% | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 14.9% | +13.0% |
| 2011 | 18.6% | +24.4% |
| 2012 | 20.8% | +12.1% |
| 2013 | 21.1% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 22.8% | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 23.8% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 23.8% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 24.4% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 25.0% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 26.3% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 26.9% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 28.0% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 28.4% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 30.1% | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 30.4% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.9% | 6.9% | 6.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.4% | 7.0% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.2% | 14.9% | 26.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.8% | 26.9% | 30.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.70 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 88.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.205 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 94.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 28.18 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in MDG: Southern Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in MDG: Southern Asia was 30.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female recorded in MDG: Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female recorded in MDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 1999.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female?
- MDG: Southern Asia ranks 131st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia 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