Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 67.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) stood at 67.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) peaked at 69.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 27.8%, in 1971.
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 209th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 29.5% | — |
| 1971 | 27.8% | -5.8% |
| 1972 | 28.5% | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 29.1% | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 29.7% | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 30.3% | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 31.1% | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 32.4% | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 33.1% | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 33.8% | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 35.1% | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 36.1% | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 36.8% | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 36.9% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 37.0% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 36.5% | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 36.6% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 36.6% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 36.6% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 36.0% | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 35.2% | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 36.2% | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 35.4% | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 35.9% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 36.4% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 37.7% | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 37.6% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 39.7% | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 40.5% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 40.8% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 42.4% | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 44.2% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 47.0% | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 49.3% | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 51.0% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 53.9% | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 56.2% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 57.9% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 61.1% | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 62.3% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 63.1% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 63.9% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 65.1% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 64.5% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 65.7% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 65.4% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 66.2% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 66.9% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 67.6% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 68.5% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 69.2% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 69.1% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 67.9% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30.5% | 27.8% | 33.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.4% | 35.1% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.6% | 35.2% | 40.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.5% | 42.4% | 62.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.7% | 63.1% | 68.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.7% | 67.9% | 69.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.65 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.13 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.22 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.86 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45.48 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) was 67.9% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- The highest recorded value was 69.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.8% in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 209th out of 221 groups with data for 2022.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 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