Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 76.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 is 76.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 76.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.0%, in 1971.
That places GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 159th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 40.6% | — |
| 1971 | 40.0% | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 40.8% | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 41.3% | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 41.4% | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 42.4% | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 43.2% | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 44.5% | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 46.2% | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 47.6% | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 49.1% | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 49.5% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 51.7% | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 52.4% | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 52.8% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 52.9% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 52.4% | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 53.2% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 53.6% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 53.3% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 52.8% | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 53.7% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 53.9% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 54.2% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 55.1% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 55.5% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 55.7% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 57.2% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 57.8% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 58.4% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 59.3% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 60.2% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 61.5% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 62.9% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 63.8% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 64.7% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 65.7% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 66.9% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 67.6% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 68.7% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 70.0% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 71.1% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 72.2% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 72.9% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 72.8% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 72.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 73.2% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 73.5% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 74.2% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 75.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 75.5% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 75.4% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 75.0% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 75.7% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 76.4% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 42.8% | 40.0% | 47.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.1% | 49.1% | 53.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.4% | 52.8% | 58.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.1% | 59.3% | 68.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.8% | 70.0% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.6% | 75.0% | 76.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- 156 Cambodia 85.4% compare
- 157 Puerto Rico 85.3% compare
- 158 Papua New Guinea 85.2% compare
- 159 Paraguay 85.0% compare
- 160 Gabon 84.1% compare
- 161 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 83.9% compare
- 162 Romania 82.8% compare
More education data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 97.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 104.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 202.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4294 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 76.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 76.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.0% in 1971.
- How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 159th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 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