Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in MDG: Western Asia
MDG: Western Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 77.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in MDG: Western Asia, 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in MDG: Western Asia is 77.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in MDG: Western Asia peaked at 82.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 57.5%, in 1994.
That places MDG: Western Asia 135th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in MDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 58.1% | — |
| 1994 | 57.5% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 58.8% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 64.4% | +9.5% |
| 1997 | 58.6% | -9.0% |
| 1998 | 64.9% | +10.7% |
| 1999 | 62.5% | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 66.9% | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 69.8% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 70.4% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 72.4% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 73.9% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 75.9% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 76.7% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 79.6% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 80.2% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 81.2% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 80.4% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 81.0% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 80.3% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 79.6% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 81.5% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 80.9% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 81.0% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 82.7% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 82.3% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 81.5% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 81.4% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 77.9% | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 78.5% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 78.4% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 77.5% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.7% | 57.5% | 64.9% | 7 |
| 2000s | 74.7% | 66.9% | 81.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.1% | 79.6% | 82.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.7% | 77.5% | 81.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Western Asia
More education data for MDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.55 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8984 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.08 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 13.60 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in MDG: Western Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in MDG: Western Asia was 77.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 82.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.5% in 1994.
- How does MDG: Western Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- MDG: Western Asia ranks 135th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in MDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Western Asia 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