Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 87.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
87.2%
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
126th
of 221 groups
All-time high
87.2%
in 2020
All-time low
24.0%
in 1971
Years of data
52
1970–2021
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1970–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) stood at 87.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) peaked at 87.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 24.0%, in 1971.
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 126th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 24.7% | — |
| 1971 | 24.0% | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 27.3% | +13.9% |
| 1973 | 29.5% | +7.9% |
| 1974 | 28.8% | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 30.2% | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 31.0% | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 31.4% | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 31.7% | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 32.2% | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 33.4% | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 34.4% | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 36.6% | +6.6% |
| 1983 | 36.7% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 38.3% | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 37.3% | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 37.7% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 38.1% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 42.4% | +11.4% |
| 1989 | 43.4% | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 43.7% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 46.7% | +7.0% |
| 1992 | 49.4% | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 50.7% | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 52.8% | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 54.2% | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 55.5% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 56.3% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 56.9% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 58.2% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 59.9% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 61.3% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 65.7% | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 67.7% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 66.5% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 67.7% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 69.2% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 69.2% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 69.7% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 71.7% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 74.7% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 77.6% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 78.8% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 79.7% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 80.7% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 81.9% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 83.9% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 84.2% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 85.8% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 86.4% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 87.2% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 87.2% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.1% | 24.0% | 32.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.8% | 33.4% | 43.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.4% | 43.7% | 58.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.8% | 59.9% | 71.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.4% | 74.7% | 86.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.2% | 87.2% | 87.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 14.10 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.95 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.24 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 19.17 million (2021)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 22.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 10.84 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 87.2% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The highest recorded value was 87.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.0% in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 126th out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 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