Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 68.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
68.8%
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
206th
of 221 groups
All-time high
70.3%
in 2020
All-time low
22.8%
in 1971
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) is 68.8%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) peaked at 70.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 22.8%, in 1971.
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 206th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 24.7% | — |
| 1971 | 22.8% | -7.6% |
| 1972 | 23.5% | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 24.1% | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 24.9% | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 26.0% | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 27.3% | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 29.1% | +6.6% |
| 1978 | 30.9% | +6.0% |
| 1979 | 31.9% | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 33.5% | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 34.4% | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 35.0% | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 34.9% | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 34.7% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 33.5% | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 33.6% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 33.5% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 33.5% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 33.0% | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 32.3% | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 33.3% | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 32.6% | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 33.4% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 33.7% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 35.1% | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 35.4% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 38.0% | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 39.2% | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 39.9% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 41.8% | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 44.0% | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 46.4% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 48.4% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 50.6% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 53.3% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 55.8% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 58.4% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 61.6% | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 62.6% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 63.2% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 63.7% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 64.8% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 65.4% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 66.4% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 66.3% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 67.1% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 67.9% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 68.8% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 69.7% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 70.3% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 70.1% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 68.9% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 68.8% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.5% | 22.8% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 34.0% | 33.0% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.3% | 32.3% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.3% | 41.8% | 62.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.3% | 63.2% | 69.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.5% | 68.8% | 70.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- 203 Niger 42.1% compare
- 204 Guinea-Bissau 40.8% compare
- 205 Equatorial Guinea 38.3% compare
- 206 Somalia 9.1% compare
More education data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.63 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.02 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.51 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.06 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.38 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) was 68.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The highest recorded value was 70.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.8% in 1971.
- How does ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 206th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 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