Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 79.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in SDG: Western Asia, 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Western Asia recorded 79.1% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in 2024.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 83.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 60.9%, in 1994.
That places SDG: Western Asia 133rd 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 SDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 61.4% | — |
| 1994 | 60.9% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 61.8% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 66.4% | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 61.7% | -7.2% |
| 1998 | 66.9% | +8.6% |
| 1999 | 65.1% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 69.5% | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 72.5% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 73.2% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 74.8% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 75.8% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 77.8% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 78.6% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 81.1% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 81.6% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 82.5% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 81.9% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 82.3% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 81.7% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 80.9% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 82.6% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 82.0% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 82.1% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 83.8% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 83.6% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 83.0% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 82.3% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 79.1% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 79.8% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 79.8% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 79.1% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.5% | 60.9% | 66.9% | 7 |
| 2000s | 76.7% | 69.5% | 82.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.4% | 80.9% | 83.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.0% | 79.1% | 82.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Western Asia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in SDG: Western Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in SDG: Western Asia was 79.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 83.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.9% in 1994.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 133rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in SDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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