Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in SDG: World
SDG: World: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female was 95.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
95.3%
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
112th
of 221 groups
All-time high
95.6%
in 2016
All-time low
81.1%
in 1993
Years of data
32
1993–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in SDG: World, 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in SDG: World stood at 95.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in SDG: World peaked at 95.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 81.1%, in 1993.
SDG: World ranks 112th of 221 groups on this measure, 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: World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 81.1% | — |
| 1994 | 81.5% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 81.6% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 82.8% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 84.2% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 83.8% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 85.1% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 85.8% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 86.5% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 87.3% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 89.1% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 90.1% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 90.9% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 91.4% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 92.7% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 93.3% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 93.6% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 94.0% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 94.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 94.5% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 95.5% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 94.7% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 94.5% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 95.6% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 95.3% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 93.0% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 93.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 93.5% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 93.3% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 94.0% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 94.1% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 95.3% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.9% | 81.1% | 85.1% | 7 |
| 2000s | 90.1% | 85.8% | 93.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.4% | 93.0% | 95.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.0% | 93.3% | 95.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: World
- 109 Indonesia 98.2% compare
- 110 Iceland 98.2% compare
- 111 Guyana 98.0% compare
- 112 United States of America 97.9% compare
- 113 Papua New Guinea 97.8% compare
- 114 Ecuador 97.8% compare
- 115 Dominican Republic 97.7% compare
More education data for SDG: World
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 314.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 651.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5777 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 23.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3122 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in SDG: World?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in SDG: World was 95.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in SDG: World?
- The highest recorded value was 95.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in SDG: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.1% in 1993.
- How does SDG: World rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
- SDG: World ranks 112th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in SDG: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: World 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