Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 84.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
84.9%
Change on year
up 1.7%
Rank
133rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
84.9%
in 2024
All-time low
31.9%
in 1975
Years of data
51
1974–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) is 84.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 84.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.9%, in 1975.
That places WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 133rd 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 51 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 37.7% | — |
| 1975 | 31.9% | -15.3% |
| 1976 | 32.8% | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 34.3% | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 34.8% | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 42.1% | +20.9% |
| 1980 | 37.7% | -10.4% |
| 1981 | 38.8% | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 40.7% | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 42.3% | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 43.2% | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 48.1% | +11.3% |
| 1986 | 44.9% | -6.6% |
| 1987 | 45.6% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 46.8% | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 47.7% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 51.7% | +8.4% |
| 1991 | 53.0% | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 54.2% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 54.5% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 56.1% | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 56.5% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 57.1% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 58.5% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 59.2% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 59.5% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 61.3% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 61.4% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 62.8% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 67.3% | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 68.6% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 70.1% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 71.1% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 72.5% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 73.9% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 74.4% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 75.9% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 76.8% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 78.7% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 80.8% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 81.5% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 81.6% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 83.7% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 82.8% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 79.4% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 79.7% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 80.6% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 81.1% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 83.0% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 83.5% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 84.9% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35.6% | 31.9% | 42.1% | 6 |
| 1980s | 43.6% | 37.7% | 48.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.0% | 51.7% | 59.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.3% | 61.3% | 74.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.1% | 75.9% | 83.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.7% | 80.6% | 84.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
- 130 Macau, China 91.9% compare
- 131 Belize 91.8% compare
- 132 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 91.8% compare
- 133 Palestine, State of 91.8% compare
- 134 Nicaragua 91.2% compare
- 135 Botswana 91.1% compare
- 136 Sri Lanka 91.1% compare
More education data for WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 129.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 81.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8413 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 136.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2835 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 265.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2969 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) was 84.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 84.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.9% in 1975.
- How does WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 133rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Lower 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