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

Latest (2022)
67.9%
Change on year
down 1.7%
Rank
209th
of 221 groups
All-time high
69.2%
in 2020
All-time low
27.8%
in 1971
Years of data
53
1970–2022

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 1970–2022

0204060197019962022

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

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%) in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 1970 to 2022.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
427 places, 15,554 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release