Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in MDG: World
MDG: World: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 84.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in MDG: World, 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in MDG: World stood at 84.2%. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in MDG: World peaked at 84.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 63.1%, in 1993.
MDG: World ranks 108th of 221 groups on this measure, 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: World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 63.1% | — |
| 1994 | 63.1% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 64.1% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 67.0% | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 67.9% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 67.5% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 68.7% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 69.8% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 71.3% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 73.1% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 74.2% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 75.3% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 76.6% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 77.4% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 79.0% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 79.6% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 80.2% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 81.4% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 81.8% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 81.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 82.6% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 82.9% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 83.0% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 83.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 83.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 83.5% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 83.6% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 83.9% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 83.8% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 84.1% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 83.7% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 84.2% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.9% | 63.1% | 68.7% | 7 |
| 2000s | 75.7% | 69.8% | 80.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.7% | 81.4% | 83.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.9% | 83.7% | 84.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: World
- 105 Mongolia 96.5% compare
- 106 Timor-Leste 96.4% compare
- 107 Armenia 96.4% compare
- 108 Jordan 96.2% compare
- 109 Ecuador 96.2% compare
- 110 Bosnia and Herzegovina 95.9% compare
- 111 Kyrgyzstan 95.5% compare
More education data for MDG: World
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 23.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 139.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 129.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1698 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in MDG: World?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in MDG: World was 84.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in MDG: World?
- The highest recorded value was 84.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in MDG: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.1% in 1993.
- How does MDG: World rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- MDG: World ranks 108th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in MDG: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: World 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