Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female was 94.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries stood at 94.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 94.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 79.2%, in 1994.
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 120th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 79.2% | — |
| 1995 | 79.3% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 80.6% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 82.1% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 81.7% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 83.1% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 83.9% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 84.7% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 85.6% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 87.6% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 88.7% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 89.6% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 90.1% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 91.6% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 92.3% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 92.6% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 93.1% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 93.2% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 93.8% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 94.8% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 94.0% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 93.7% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 94.9% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 94.6% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 92.0% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 92.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 92.6% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 92.6% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 93.3% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 93.4% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 94.7% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.0% | 79.2% | 83.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | 88.7% | 83.9% | 92.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.6% | 92.0% | 94.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.3% | 92.6% | 94.7% | 5 |
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- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8422 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 94.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 94.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.2% in 1994.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 120th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 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