Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia
SDG: Central and Southern Asia: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female was 31.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia stood at 31.1%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia peaked at 31.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 1999.
SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 127th 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 SDG: Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7.3% | — |
| 2000 | 7.5% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 7.9% | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 8.3% | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 8.6% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 9.0% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 9.4% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 10.3% | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 11.5% | +11.5% |
| 2008 | 13.0% | +13.3% |
| 2009 | 13.7% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 15.3% | +11.7% |
| 2011 | 18.8% | +22.8% |
| 2012 | 20.9% | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 21.2% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 22.8% | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 23.7% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 23.7% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 24.3% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 24.9% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 26.3% | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 27.0% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 28.2% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 28.6% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 30.2% | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 31.1% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.3% | 7.3% | 7.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.9% | 7.5% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.2% | 15.3% | 26.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.0% | 27.0% | 31.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Central and Southern Asia
More education data for SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 92.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 99.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3161 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 192.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4111 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 8.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia was 31.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 1999.
- How does SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female?
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 127th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female rising or falling in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Central and 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