Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 80.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
80.0%
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
146th
of 221 groups
All-time high
80.0%
in 2024
All-time low
42.5%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) is 80.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 80.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.5%, in 1971.
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 146th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 45.6% | — |
| 1971 | 42.5% | -6.9% |
| 1972 | 43.2% | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 43.9% | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 44.3% | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 45.2% | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 46.5% | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 47.7% | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 48.7% | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 42.9% | -11.8% |
| 1980 | 52.1% | +21.6% |
| 1981 | 53.2% | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 54.5% | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 55.6% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 56.7% | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 57.5% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 58.9% | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 60.1% | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 60.5% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 60.8% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 62.7% | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 63.6% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 62.0% | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 62.8% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 64.9% | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 64.8% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 64.8% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 66.7% | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 67.7% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 68.9% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 69.9% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 71.1% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 72.1% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 73.3% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 74.2% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 74.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 75.2% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 75.1% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 75.3% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 75.8% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 76.1% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 76.7% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 77.9% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 75.1% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 75.4% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 75.9% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 76.4% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 77.1% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 77.5% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 78.1% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 78.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 78.6% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 78.5% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 79.9% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 80.0% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.0% | 42.5% | 48.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 57.0% | 52.1% | 60.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.9% | 62.0% | 68.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.6% | 69.9% | 75.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.6% | 75.1% | 78.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.0% | 78.2% | 80.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 17.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3069 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.6186 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 12.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.43 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 80.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 80.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.5% in 1971.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 146th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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