Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in UNICEF: South Asia
UNICEF: South Asia: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female was 29.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in UNICEF: South Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in UNICEF: South Asia is 29.5%, measured 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 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in UNICEF: South Asia peaked at 29.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 1999.
UNICEF: South Asia ranks 137th 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 UNICEF: South Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 6.4% | — |
| 2000 | 6.4% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 6.7% | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 7.1% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 7.3% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 7.5% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 7.8% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 8.5% | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 9.5% | +11.8% |
| 2008 | 10.8% | +13.4% |
| 2009 | 11.7% | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 13.3% | +13.5% |
| 2011 | 17.0% | +27.3% |
| 2012 | 19.1% | +12.6% |
| 2013 | 19.4% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 21.0% | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 22.0% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 22.2% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 23.0% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 23.8% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 25.3% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 26.0% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 27.2% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 27.4% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 29.1% | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 29.5% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.4% | 6.4% | 6.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.3% | 6.4% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.6% | 13.3% | 25.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.8% | 26.0% | 29.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: South Asia
- 134 Turkmenistan 21.2% compare
- 135 Bermuda 20.9% compare
- 136 Bangladesh 20.8% compare
- 137 Saint Lucia 20.6% compare
- 138 Cook Islands 20.5% compare
- 139 Seychelles 20.1% compare
- 140 Aruba 20.0% compare
More education data for UNICEF: South Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.6662 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.43 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 84.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1267 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 53.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 26.43 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in UNICEF: South Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in UNICEF: South Asia was 29.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female recorded in UNICEF: South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female recorded in UNICEF: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: South Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female?
- UNICEF: South Asia ranks 137th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female rising or falling in UNICEF: South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: South 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