Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 97.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries stood at 97.8%.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries peaked at 99.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 88.9%, in 1999.
That places UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 49th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 88.9% | — |
| 2000 | 89.1% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 91.4% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 92.9% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 92.5% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 92.4% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 91.4% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 92.8% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 93.6% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 93.9% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 92.7% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 93.7% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 94.1% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 93.9% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 98.6% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 99.4% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 98.4% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 98.2% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 98.5% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 98.7% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 97.6% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 97.3% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 97.2% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 97.1% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 97.8% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.9% | 88.9% | 88.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 92.3% | 89.1% | 93.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.2% | 93.7% | 99.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.4% | 97.1% | 97.8% | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 30.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8404 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 990,955 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8196 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1442 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.72 million (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries was 97.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.9% in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 49th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme 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