Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in GPE: Region 3
GPE: Region 3: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 81.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
81.7%
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
142nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
81.7%
in 2024
All-time low
49.6%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in GPE: Region 3, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in GPE: Region 3 stood at 81.7%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in GPE: Region 3 peaked at 81.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.6%, in 1971.
GPE: Region 3 ranks 142nd 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 GPE: Region 3, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 50.2% | — |
| 1971 | 49.6% | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 50.2% | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 50.5% | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 49.9% | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 50.9% | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 51.6% | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 52.4% | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 53.5% | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 54.2% | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 55.2% | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 54.5% | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 57.0% | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 58.0% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 58.8% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 59.1% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 58.5% | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 59.9% | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 61.2% | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 60.6% | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 60.1% | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 61.0% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 61.7% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 61.9% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 62.9% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 63.6% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 64.6% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 65.5% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 65.7% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 66.1% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 66.5% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 67.0% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 68.5% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 69.5% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 69.8% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 70.0% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 70.8% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 72.2% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 72.0% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 73.3% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 75.0% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 76.0% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 76.7% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 76.7% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 77.2% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 77.8% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 78.6% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 78.5% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 79.2% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 79.9% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 79.9% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 79.7% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 79.7% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 80.5% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 81.7% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 51.3% | 49.6% | 54.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.3% | 54.5% | 61.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.3% | 60.1% | 66.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.0% | 66.5% | 73.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.6% | 75.0% | 79.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.3% | 79.7% | 81.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Region 3
More education data for GPE: Region 3
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 55.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 59.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 35.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 33.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 16.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.25 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in GPE: Region 3?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in GPE: Region 3 was 81.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in GPE: Region 3?
- The highest recorded value was 81.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in GPE: Region 3?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.6% in 1971.
- How does GPE: Region 3 rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- GPE: Region 3 ranks 142nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in GPE: Region 3?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Region 3 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