Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 84.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
84.3%
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
135th
of 221 groups
All-time high
85.4%
in 2011
All-time low
63.9%
in 1982
Years of data
43
1982–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in SDG: Western Asia, 1982–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in SDG: Western Asia stood at 84.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 85.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 63.9%, in 1982.
SDG: Western Asia ranks 135th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in SDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 63.9% | — |
| 1983 | 64.6% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 66.5% | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 72.6% | +9.2% |
| 1986 | 67.1% | -7.5% |
| 1987 | 69.7% | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 70.8% | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 69.3% | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 70.1% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 71.1% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 70.5% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 70.7% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 70.7% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 71.2% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 72.8% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 71.8% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 74.8% | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 74.7% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 75.7% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 78.3% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 79.8% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 80.7% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 81.5% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 81.7% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 83.6% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 84.3% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 84.0% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 83.3% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 84.2% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 85.4% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 85.0% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 83.9% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 84.9% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 84.7% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 84.7% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 84.6% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 84.7% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 84.3% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 83.8% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 83.7% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 84.6% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 84.7% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 84.3% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 68.1% | 63.9% | 72.6% | 8 |
| 1990s | 71.8% | 70.1% | 74.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.3% | 75.7% | 84.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.6% | 83.9% | 85.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.2% | 83.7% | 84.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.9495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.49 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0164 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in SDG: Western Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in SDG: Western Asia was 84.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 85.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.9% in 1982.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 135th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in SDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Western Asia 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