Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 74.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
74.9%
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
167th
of 221 groups
All-time high
74.9%
in 2024
All-time low
30.2%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) recorded 74.9% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) peaked at 74.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.2%, in 1971.
That places ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 167th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 30.8% | — |
| 1971 | 30.2% | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 31.3% | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 32.2% | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 33.4% | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 34.4% | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 35.2% | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 37.2% | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 39.3% | +5.8% |
| 1979 | 41.6% | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 43.5% | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 45.3% | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 47.0% | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 47.4% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 47.6% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 47.4% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 47.4% | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 47.6% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 47.0% | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 48.0% | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 48.0% | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 48.8% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 48.6% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 49.4% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 50.2% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 50.4% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 49.8% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 51.8% | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 52.8% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 53.6% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 54.9% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 56.4% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 57.6% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 59.3% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 60.8% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 62.4% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 63.7% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 64.5% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 66.0% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 67.2% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 68.2% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 69.3% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 70.8% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 72.0% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 71.6% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 71.3% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 71.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 71.9% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 72.5% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 73.5% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 74.4% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 74.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 73.8% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 74.4% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 74.9% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34.5% | 30.2% | 41.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.8% | 43.5% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.3% | 48.0% | 53.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.3% | 54.9% | 67.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.3% | 68.2% | 73.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.4% | 73.8% | 74.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- 164 Seychelles 82.7% compare
- 165 Suriname 81.9% compare
- 166 Mozambique 80.7% compare
- 167 Cote d'Ivoire 79.8% compare
- 168 El Salvador 79.6% compare
- 169 Uganda 79.4% compare
- 170 Solomon Islands 79.0% compare
More education data for ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 50.51 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 29.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 114.70 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 92.95 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 45.99 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) was 74.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The highest recorded value was 74.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.2% in 1971.
- How does ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 167th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release