Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in WB: Ibrd Only
WB: Ibrd Only: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 96.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
96.4%
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
63rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
96.4%
in 2024
All-time low
47.3%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in WB: Ibrd Only, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in WB: Ibrd Only stood at 96.4%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in WB: Ibrd Only peaked at 96.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47.3%, in 1971.
That places WB: Ibrd Only 63rd 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 WB: Ibrd Only, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 59.1% | — |
| 1971 | 47.3% | -20.0% |
| 1972 | 48.9% | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 51.4% | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 56.6% | +10.2% |
| 1975 | 56.0% | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 57.5% | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 58.3% | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 57.5% | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 61.9% | +7.6% |
| 1980 | 58.3% | -5.7% |
| 1981 | 57.8% | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 58.3% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 59.3% | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 60.0% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 62.5% | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 62.7% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 64.5% | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 65.7% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 66.7% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 69.5% | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 70.3% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 71.3% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 71.7% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 73.0% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 73.5% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 74.8% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 76.6% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 77.2% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 78.4% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 79.1% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 79.5% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 80.3% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 82.2% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 83.6% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 84.4% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 85.2% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 87.4% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 89.2% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 90.2% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 91.1% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 91.5% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 92.6% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 94.7% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 94.8% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 94.7% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 96.2% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 95.5% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 92.6% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 92.7% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 93.3% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 94.0% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 95.6% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 95.4% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 96.4% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 55.4% | 47.3% | 61.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 61.6% | 57.8% | 66.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.6% | 69.5% | 78.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.1% | 79.1% | 90.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.6% | 91.1% | 96.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.9% | 93.3% | 96.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Ibrd Only
More education data for WB: Ibrd Only
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 192.21 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 21.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 205.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4897 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 220.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1227 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 132.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 92.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in WB: Ibrd Only?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in WB: Ibrd Only was 96.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in WB: Ibrd Only?
- The highest recorded value was 96.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in WB: Ibrd Only?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.3% in 1971.
- How does WB: Ibrd Only rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- WB: Ibrd Only ranks 63rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in WB: Ibrd Only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Ibrd Only 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