Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female was 79.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 1995–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) recorded 79.2% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) peaked at 81.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 43.0%, in 1995.
That places ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 200th out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 43.0% | — |
| 1996 | 43.8% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 46.7% | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 46.9% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 47.4% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 49.6% | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 52.1% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 54.8% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 57.5% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 60.0% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 63.2% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 66.1% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 69.2% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 72.8% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 73.9% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 74.5% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 74.9% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 75.9% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 76.4% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 77.5% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 77.1% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 77.8% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 78.6% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 79.5% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 80.4% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 81.0% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 80.7% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 79.4% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 79.2% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.5% | 43.0% | 47.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 61.9% | 49.6% | 73.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.3% | 74.5% | 80.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.1% | 79.2% | 81.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- 197 Central African Republic 58.1% compare
- 198 Niger 49.6% compare
- 199 Equatorial Guinea 40.7% compare
More education data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.08 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.38 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.51 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.63 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.02 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.06 million (2021)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) was 79.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The highest recorded value was 81.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.0% in 1995.
- How does ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 200th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release