Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in UNICEF: South Asia
UNICEF: South Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female was 100.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in UNICEF: South Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in UNICEF: South Asia is 100.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in UNICEF: South Asia peaked at 103.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 69.9%, in 1999.
UNICEF: South Asia ranks 54th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in UNICEF: South Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 69.9% | — |
| 2000 | 71.5% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 71.3% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 73.7% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 81.6% | +10.6% |
| 2004 | 83.2% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 85.9% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 87.2% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 89.9% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 91.1% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 91.1% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 92.5% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 92.6% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 94.1% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 97.6% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 98.3% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 103.1% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 101.8% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 91.9% | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 91.2% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 92.2% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 92.9% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 96.8% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 96.7% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 100.5% | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.9% | 69.9% | 69.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 82.6% | 71.3% | 91.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.1% | 91.2% | 103.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.8% | 92.2% | 100.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: South Asia
- 51 Montenegro 104.5% compare
- 52 Brazil 104.4% compare
- 53 Botswana 104.4% compare
- 54 Anguilla 104.3% compare
- 55 Marshall Islands 104.0% compare
- 56 United Arab Emirates 103.9% compare
- 57 Maldives 103.8% compare
More education data for UNICEF: South Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.6662 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.43 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 84.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1267 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 53.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 26.43 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in UNICEF: South Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in UNICEF: South Asia was 100.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 103.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.9% in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: South Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
- UNICEF: South Asia ranks 54th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: South 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