Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female was 28.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
28.0%
Change on year
up 2.7%
Rank
140th
of 221 groups
All-time high
28.0%
in 2024
All-time low
2.4%
in 1976
Years of data
51
1974–2024
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) stood at 28.0%. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 28.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 1976.
That places WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 140th 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: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 4.2% | — |
| 1975 | 4.3% | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 2.4% | -44.0% |
| 1977 | 2.5% | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 2.7% | +8.0% |
| 1979 | 3.0% | +8.5% |
| 1980 | 3.1% | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 3.3% | +7.5% |
| 1982 | 3.4% | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 3.7% | +7.7% |
| 1984 | 4.0% | +7.0% |
| 1985 | 4.1% | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 4.1% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 4.2% | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 4.2% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 4.4% | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 4.5% | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 4.7% | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 6.4% | +37.3% |
| 1993 | 6.6% | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 6.7% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 5.2% | -22.6% |
| 1996 | 5.8% | +12.8% |
| 1997 | 6.2% | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 7.8% | +25.6% |
| 1999 | 8.2% | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 8.3% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 8.6% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 9.1% | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 9.3% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 9.5% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 9.9% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 10.6% | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 11.3% | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 12.4% | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 13.1% | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 14.4% | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 16.8% | +16.6% |
| 2012 | 18.3% | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 18.8% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 20.3% | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 21.2% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 21.6% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 21.9% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 22.4% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 23.4% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 24.2% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 25.2% | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 25.8% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 27.2% | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 28.0% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.2% | 2.4% | 4.3% | 6 |
| 1980s | 3.8% | 3.1% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.2% | 4.5% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.2% | 8.3% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.9% | 14.4% | 23.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.1% | 24.2% | 28.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
- 137 Saint Lucia 20.6% compare
- 138 Cook Islands 20.5% compare
- 139 Seychelles 20.1% compare
- 140 Aruba 20.0% compare
- 141 Comoros 18.3% compare
- 142 Cameroon 16.4% compare
- 143 Senegal 16.2% compare
More education data for WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 129.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 81.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8413 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 136.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2835 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 265.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2969 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) was 28.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 28.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 1976.
- How does WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female?
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 140th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female rising or falling in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this WB: Lower 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