Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification

WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 53.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
53.2%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
182nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
54.0%
in 2022
All-time low
28.0%
in 1998
Years of data
28
1997–2024

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification, 1997–2024

02040601997201020241997: 31.9 %1998: 28 %1999: 28.7 %2000: 30.3 %2001: 31.8 %2002: 33.4 %2003: 34.1 %2004: 34.1 %2005: 35.9 %2006: 37.4 %2007: 38.7 %2008: 39.8 %2009: 41.8 %2010: 44.1 %2011: 45.7 %2012: 47.5 %2013: 48.6 %2014: 50.3 %2015: 51.2 %2016: 52.2 %2017: 52.9 %2018: 53.5 %2019: 53.4 %2020: 53.3 %2021: 53.6 %2022: 54 %2023: 53.2 %2024: 53.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification is 53.2%, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 5.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification peaked at 54.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 28.0%, in 1998.

That places WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification 182nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%) in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification, 1997 to 2024.
Year % Change
1997 31.9%
1998 28.0% -12.3%
1999 28.7% +2.8%
2000 30.3% +5.5%
2001 31.8% +4.8%
2002 33.4% +5.1%
2003 34.1% +2.1%
2004 34.1% +0.0%
2005 35.9% +5.4%
2006 37.4% +4.0%
2007 38.7% +3.5%
2008 39.8% +2.9%
2009 41.8% +4.8%
2010 44.1% +5.7%
2011 45.7% +3.6%
2012 47.5% +3.8%
2013 48.6% +2.4%
2014 50.3% +3.5%
2015 51.2% +1.6%
2016 52.2% +2.0%
2017 52.9% +1.4%
2018 53.5% +1.1%
2019 53.4% -0.2%
2020 53.3% -0.3%
2021 53.6% +0.6%
2022 54.0% +0.8%
2023 53.2% -1.5%
2024 53.2% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 29.5% 28.0% 31.9% 3
2000s 35.7% 30.3% 41.8% 10
2010s 50.0% 44.1% 53.5% 10
2020s 53.5% 53.2% 54.0% 5

Countries ranked near WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification

  1. 179 Sudan 52.8% compare
  2. 180 Syria 51.9% compare
  3. 181 Iraq 51.6% compare
  4. 182 Benin 50.9% compare
  5. 183 Mauritania 50.4% compare
  6. 184 Liberia 49.3% compare
  7. 185 Ethiopia 45.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification was 53.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
The highest recorded value was 54.0% in 2022.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
The lowest recorded value was 28.0% in 1998.
How does WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification ranks 182nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification 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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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
420 places, 10,391 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release