Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428): Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 82.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) stood at 82.8%.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) peaked at 84.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 49.6%, in 1999.
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 120th 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, lower secondary, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 49.6% | — |
| 2000 | 51.0% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 51.9% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 54.6% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 57.7% | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 59.0% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 62.4% | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 63.4% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 67.3% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 68.6% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 68.7% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 72.0% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 74.2% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 75.6% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 78.3% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 80.8% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 81.4% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 82.7% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 82.5% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 82.6% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 81.5% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 82.2% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 82.9% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 84.0% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 82.0% | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 82.8% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.6% | 49.6% | 49.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 60.5% | 51.0% | 68.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.2% | 72.0% | 82.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.8% | 82.0% | 84.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- 117 Oman 94.5% compare
- 118 North Macedonia 94.5% compare
- 119 Palestine, State of 94.5% compare
- 120 Sri Lanka 94.3% compare
- 121 Egypt 94.2% compare
- 122 Seychelles 94.2% compare
- 123 Serbia 93.2% compare
More education data for ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 84.88 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 91.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 53.53 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.43 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 66.98 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 139.28 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 72.30 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) was 82.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The highest recorded value was 84.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.6% in 1999.
- How does ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 120th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 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