Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 43.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries recorded 43.7% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries peaked at 43.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 25.8%, in 1999.
That places ALECSO: Least Developed Countries 215th out of 221 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 26.8% | — |
| 1999 | 25.8% | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 26.5% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 27.5% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 29.9% | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 32.5% | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 33.0% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 32.6% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 32.4% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 31.6% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 33.5% | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 35.6% | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 37.8% | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 36.4% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 37.0% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 39.3% | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 39.5% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 40.0% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 40.0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 41.9% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 40.9% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 42.0% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 43.7% | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.3% | 25.8% | 26.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 31.5% | 26.5% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.5% | 36.4% | 42.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.7% | 43.7% | 43.7% | 1 |
More education data for ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 183,698 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.84 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.01 million (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.63 % change on previous year (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 193,251 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.84 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.48 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 577,798 (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.17 million (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 435,827 (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries was 43.7% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 43.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.8% in 1999.
- How does ALECSO: Least Developed Countries rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 215th out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Least Developed Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release