Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female was 70.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) stood at 70.7%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 48.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 70.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 1971.
That places WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 50th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.3% | — |
| 1971 | 3.1% | -41.1% |
| 1972 | 3.4% | +9.0% |
| 1973 | 4.0% | +17.1% |
| 1974 | 4.1% | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 4.1% | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 4.4% | +5.7% |
| 1977 | 4.8% | +10.0% |
| 1978 | 5.0% | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 5.3% | +7.4% |
| 1980 | 5.8% | +9.3% |
| 1981 | 6.0% | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 6.1% | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 6.1% | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 9.0% | +47.2% |
| 1985 | 9.2% | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 6.5% | -29.4% |
| 1987 | 7.5% | +15.1% |
| 1988 | 6.9% | -8.2% |
| 1989 | 7.5% | +10.1% |
| 1990 | 7.2% | -5.0% |
| 1991 | 7.8% | +9.0% |
| 1992 | 8.4% | +7.8% |
| 1993 | 8.0% | -5.3% |
| 1994 | 9.2% | +16.0% |
| 1995 | 12.3% | +33.1% |
| 1996 | 10.5% | -14.7% |
| 1997 | 14.4% | +37.2% |
| 1998 | 12.8% | -11.1% |
| 1999 | 14.0% | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 15.1% | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 16.2% | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 18.2% | +12.4% |
| 2003 | 20.4% | +12.1% |
| 2004 | 22.4% | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 24.0% | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 27.1% | +13.3% |
| 2007 | 27.7% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 29.3% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 30.8% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 33.0% | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 35.1% | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 38.1% | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 41.0% | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 47.7% | +16.5% |
| 2015 | 50.6% | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 53.0% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 54.7% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 56.4% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 58.7% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 61.7% | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 65.0% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 67.8% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 70.4% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 70.7% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.3% | 3.1% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.1% | 5.8% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.5% | 7.2% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.1% | 15.1% | 30.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.8% | 33.0% | 58.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.1% | 61.7% | 70.7% | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 123.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 112.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9825 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 233.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3514 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 38.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.41 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) was 70.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 70.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 1971.
- How does WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female?
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 50th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female rising or falling in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this WB: Upper 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