Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female was 40.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) is 40.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 40.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 1971.
That places WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 107th 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 WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.3% | — |
| 1971 | 4.2% | -32.7% |
| 1972 | 5.3% | +24.4% |
| 1973 | 4.7% | -10.0% |
| 1974 | 5.7% | +19.9% |
| 1975 | 5.8% | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 5.1% | -11.1% |
| 1977 | 5.4% | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 5.6% | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 5.8% | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 6.1% | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 6.3% | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 6.4% | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 6.4% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 8.0% | +23.9% |
| 1985 | 8.1% | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 6.7% | -17.5% |
| 1987 | 7.2% | +7.7% |
| 1988 | 6.9% | -5.2% |
| 1989 | 7.2% | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 7.0% | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 7.4% | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 8.3% | +12.8% |
| 1993 | 8.1% | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 8.7% | +7.9% |
| 1995 | 9.5% | +9.0% |
| 1996 | 8.9% | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 10.9% | +22.2% |
| 1998 | 10.9% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 11.7% | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 12.4% | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 13.2% | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 14.5% | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 15.6% | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 16.6% | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 17.5% | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 19.3% | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 19.9% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 21.1% | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 22.0% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 23.4% | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 25.1% | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 26.7% | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 27.8% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 30.8% | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 32.0% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 32.8% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 33.3% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 33.9% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 35.0% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 36.2% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 37.7% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 38.7% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 40.2% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 40.7% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.4% | 4.2% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.9% | 6.1% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.2% | 7.0% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.2% | 12.4% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.1% | 23.4% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.7% | 36.2% | 40.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 701.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6578 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 363.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 337.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 103.52 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.57 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 24.25 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) was 40.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female recorded in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 40.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female recorded in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 1971.
- How does WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female?
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 107th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female rising or falling in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 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