Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female was 86.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
86.5%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
154th
of 221 groups
All-time high
93.0%
in 2011
All-time low
79.1%
in 1994
Years of data
32
1993–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in SDG: Western Asia, 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in SDG: Western Asia stood at 86.5%.
The figure is down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 93.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 79.1%, in 1994.
That places SDG: Western Asia 154th 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 SDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 79.9% | — |
| 1994 | 79.1% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 79.2% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 81.0% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 79.5% | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 81.8% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 81.5% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 83.2% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 85.6% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 86.6% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 87.2% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 88.1% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 89.1% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 90.5% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 91.5% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 91.3% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 91.7% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 92.2% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 93.0% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 92.7% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 89.0% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 89.2% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 88.3% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 88.1% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 87.9% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 88.0% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 87.8% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 87.3% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 85.7% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 86.1% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 86.5% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 86.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.3% | 79.1% | 81.8% | 7 |
| 2000s | 88.5% | 83.2% | 91.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.6% | 87.8% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.4% | 85.7% | 87.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.9495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.49 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0164 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in SDG: Western Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in SDG: Western Asia was 86.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 93.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.1% in 1994.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 154th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in SDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. 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, primary and lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release