Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 73.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
73.1%
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
176th
of 221 groups
All-time high
74.2%
in 2020
All-time low
23.6%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Least Developed Countries recorded 73.1% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 74.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 23.6%, in 1971.
SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 176th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 24.9% | — |
| 1971 | 23.6% | -5.4% |
| 1972 | 25.2% | +7.2% |
| 1973 | 26.5% | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 26.6% | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 27.9% | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 28.9% | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 30.1% | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 31.3% | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 32.1% | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 33.5% | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 34.4% | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 35.6% | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 35.7% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 36.2% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 35.1% | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 35.4% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 35.4% | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 36.9% | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 37.0% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 36.7% | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 38.3% | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 38.9% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 39.9% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 40.8% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 42.2% | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 42.9% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 44.7% | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 45.7% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 46.5% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 48.2% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 50.0% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 52.9% | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 54.9% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 55.9% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 58.0% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 60.0% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 61.6% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 63.7% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 65.0% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 66.4% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 67.7% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 68.8% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 69.5% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 70.4% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 70.6% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 71.5% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 72.1% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 73.0% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 73.7% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 74.2% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 74.0% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 73.0% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 72.8% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 73.1% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.7% | 23.6% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.5% | 33.5% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.6% | 36.7% | 46.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.0% | 48.2% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.3% | 66.4% | 73.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.4% | 72.8% | 74.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 75.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 171.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 83.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 87.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9918 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.55 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 73.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 74.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.6% in 1971.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 176th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Least Developed Countries 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