Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 87.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
87.0%
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
128th
of 221 groups
All-time high
87.0%
in 2024
All-time low
43.2%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) recorded 87.0% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 87.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.2%, in 1971.
That places WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 128th 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: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 53.1% | — |
| 1971 | 43.2% | -18.7% |
| 1972 | 44.7% | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 47.0% | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 51.4% | +9.3% |
| 1975 | 50.9% | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 52.4% | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 53.4% | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 53.1% | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 57.0% | +7.3% |
| 1980 | 54.4% | -4.6% |
| 1981 | 54.0% | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 54.9% | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 55.6% | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 56.1% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 58.0% | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 57.8% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 59.2% | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 60.1% | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 60.6% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 62.6% | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 63.3% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 64.2% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 64.5% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 65.6% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 66.0% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 66.9% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 68.5% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 69.1% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 70.1% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 71.0% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 71.4% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 72.4% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 74.1% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 75.5% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 76.4% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 77.2% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 78.9% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 80.3% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 81.2% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 82.1% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 82.7% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 83.7% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 85.1% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 85.1% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 84.9% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 86.0% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 85.6% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 84.0% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 84.4% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 84.9% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 85.2% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 86.0% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 86.1% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 87.0% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 50.6% | 43.2% | 57.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 57.1% | 54.0% | 60.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.1% | 62.6% | 70.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.8% | 71.0% | 81.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.4% | 82.1% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.8% | 84.9% | 87.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 701.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6578 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 363.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 337.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 103.52 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.57 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 24.25 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) was 87.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.2% in 1971.
- How does WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 128th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 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