Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 92.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) is 92.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 92.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 46.5%, in 1971.
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 87th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 57.2% | — |
| 1971 | 46.5% | -18.7% |
| 1972 | 48.1% | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 50.6% | +5.2% |
| 1974 | 55.6% | +9.9% |
| 1975 | 54.8% | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 56.2% | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 56.7% | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 55.7% | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 58.3% | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 54.4% | -6.7% |
| 1981 | 53.6% | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 54.2% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 55.2% | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 55.6% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 59.6% | +7.2% |
| 1986 | 57.9% | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 59.4% | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 60.7% | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 61.2% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 63.5% | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 64.8% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 65.9% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 66.1% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 67.4% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 68.4% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 69.8% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 70.7% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 71.7% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 72.2% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 73.1% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 73.4% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 73.8% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 76.2% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 77.6% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 78.5% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 79.8% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 81.8% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 83.5% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 84.5% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 85.6% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 86.2% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 87.4% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 89.1% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 89.5% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 89.5% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 91.4% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 90.7% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 87.9% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 88.2% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 88.9% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 89.4% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 91.2% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 91.2% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 92.6% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 54.0% | 46.5% | 58.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 57.2% | 53.6% | 61.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.1% | 63.5% | 72.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.2% | 73.1% | 84.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.5% | 85.6% | 91.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.7% | 88.9% | 92.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 187.37 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 203.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 127.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 216.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 242.68 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 116.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 92.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 92.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.5% in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 87th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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