Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 98.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) recorded 98.7% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) peaked at 98.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 64.6%, in 1982.
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 44th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 78.0% | — |
| 1976 | 79.5% | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 77.1% | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 73.4% | -4.8% |
| 1979 | 70.5% | -3.9% |
| 1980 | 67.5% | -4.3% |
| 1981 | 64.8% | -4.0% |
| 1982 | 64.6% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 64.9% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 65.0% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 67.8% | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 68.2% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 71.1% | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 72.2% | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 72.6% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 72.5% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 73.7% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 75.1% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 75.8% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 76.7% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 78.2% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 80.2% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 81.4% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 82.9% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 84.3% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 84.5% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 86.0% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 85.0% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 84.3% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 86.0% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 86.3% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 88.1% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 90.9% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 92.8% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 95.3% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 96.1% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 97.2% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 97.5% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 98.4% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 96.7% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 96.3% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 95.9% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 96.1% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 96.7% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 97.4% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 97.6% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 97.9% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 98.3% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 98.2% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 98.7% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 75.7% | 70.5% | 79.5% | 5 |
| 1980s | 67.9% | 64.6% | 72.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.1% | 72.5% | 84.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.9% | 84.3% | 95.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.8% | 95.9% | 98.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.1% | 97.6% | 98.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 46.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 91.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) was 98.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The highest recorded value was 98.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.6% in 1982.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 44th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 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