Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female was 11.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, 1970–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries is 11.9%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries peaked at 11.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 1997.
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries ranks 172nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.8% | — |
| 1971 | 7.8% | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 7.9% | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 8.0% | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 7.9% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 8.0% | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 8.1% | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 8.2% | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 8.4% | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 8.4% | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 8.6% | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 8.4% | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 8.5% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 8.4% | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 8.3% | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 8.2% | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 8.0% | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 8.0% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 7.7% | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 7.5% | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 7.4% | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 7.5% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 7.5% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 7.1% | -5.3% |
| 1994 | 6.9% | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 6.5% | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 6.2% | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 6.2% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 6.7% | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 6.3% | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 6.9% | +9.1% |
| 2001 | 7.3% | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 8.0% | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 8.4% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 8.9% | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 9.2% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 9.7% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 10.0% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 10.3% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 10.6% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 10.6% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 10.8% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 11.0% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 11.0% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 10.9% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 10.6% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 10.7% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 10.8% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 11.1% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 11.5% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 11.9% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.1% | 7.8% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.2% | 7.5% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.8% | 6.2% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.9% | 6.9% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 10.6% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.7% | 11.5% | 11.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
- 169 Burundi 6.1% compare
- 170 Afghanistan 5.9% compare
- 171 Gabon 5.6% compare
- 172 Yemen 5.4% compare
- 173 Democratic Republic of Congo 4.7% compare
- 174 Mauritania 4.4% compare
- 175 Djibouti 4.1% compare
More education data for SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 41.83 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.77 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 22.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 15.66 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.3% (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 15.84 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 32.06 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 16.23 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries was 11.9% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female recorded in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 11.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female recorded in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 1997.
- How does SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female?
- SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries ranks 172nd out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female rising or falling in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 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