Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in MDG: Western Asia
MDG: Western Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female was 85.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and 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, primary and lower secondary, female in MDG: Western Asia is 85.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in MDG: Western Asia peaked at 92.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 78.4%, in 1997.
That places MDG: Western Asia 159th 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, primary and lower secondary, female in MDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 79.9% | — |
| 1994 | 78.9% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 78.8% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 80.5% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 78.4% | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 81.0% | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 80.6% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 82.3% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 84.7% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 85.8% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 86.5% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 87.5% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 88.6% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 90.0% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 90.9% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 91.3% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 91.7% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 92.7% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 92.3% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 88.4% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 88.5% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 87.5% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 87.3% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 87.1% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 87.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 87.0% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 86.6% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 84.9% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 85.3% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 85.6% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 85.5% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.7% | 78.4% | 81.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 87.9% | 82.3% | 91.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.0% | 87.0% | 92.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.6% | 84.9% | 86.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Western Asia
- 156 Barbados 90.4% compare
- 157 Guatemala 89.5% compare
- 158 Mozambique 89.4% compare
- 159 Malaysia 89.2% compare
- 160 Côte d'Ivoire 89.2% compare
- 161 Bahamas 88.9% compare
- 162 Philippines 88.4% compare
More education data for MDG: Western Asia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.88 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.4264 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.72 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 517,916 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.70 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in MDG: Western Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in MDG: Western Asia was 85.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 92.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.4% in 1997.
- How does MDG: Western Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
- MDG: Western Asia ranks 159th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in MDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. 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, primary and lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release