Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 87.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1972–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) stood at 87.8%.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) peaked at 88.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 45.6%, in 1981.
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 122nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 45.9% | — |
| 1973 | 47.2% | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 46.4% | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 47.2% | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 47.6% | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 47.8% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 47.8% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 48.1% | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 48.8% | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 45.6% | -6.6% |
| 1982 | 51.3% | +12.5% |
| 1983 | 51.2% | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 52.3% | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 51.4% | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 48.7% | -5.4% |
| 1987 | 51.7% | +6.3% |
| 1988 | 54.8% | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 52.6% | -4.0% |
| 1990 | 52.7% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 55.0% | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 56.9% | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 57.6% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 59.0% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 60.0% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 61.9% | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 62.5% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 63.4% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 64.3% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 65.8% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 67.0% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 70.5% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 72.3% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 71.4% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 72.0% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 73.1% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 73.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 73.4% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 75.2% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 77.7% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 80.0% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 81.1% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 81.8% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 82.7% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 83.7% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 85.4% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 85.9% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 87.3% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 87.8% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 88.0% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 87.8% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.3% | 45.9% | 48.1% | 8 |
| 1980s | 50.8% | 45.6% | 54.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.3% | 52.7% | 64.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.4% | 65.8% | 75.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.3% | 77.7% | 87.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.9% | 87.8% | 88.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
- 119 Azerbaijan 94.8%
- 120 Saint Lucia 94.7% compare
- 121 Iran 94.7% compare
- 122 Bosnia and Herzegovina 94.6% compare
- 123 Bulgaria 94.3% compare
- 124 Russia 94.2% compare
- 125 Barbados 94.1% compare
More education data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 20.10 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 4.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 20.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 10.93 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.65 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 23.90 million (2021)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 26.00 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.68 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) was 87.8% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The highest recorded value was 88.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.6% in 1981.
- How does ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 122nd out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 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