Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female (%) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female (%) was 105.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
105.2%
Change on year
up 2.8%
Rank
33rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
107.8%
in 2016
All-time low
69.8%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) recorded 105.2% for gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 107.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 69.8%, in 1971.
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 33rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female (%) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 84.1% | — |
| 1971 | 69.8% | -17.1% |
| 1972 | 70.1% | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 72.3% | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 72.3% | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 77.6% | +7.4% |
| 1976 | 81.3% | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 82.2% | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 80.6% | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 80.6% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 81.7% | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 82.5% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 83.8% | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 85.4% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 87.1% | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 89.3% | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 91.7% | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 92.8% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 93.7% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 93.4% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 92.5% | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 93.1% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 93.5% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 94.4% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 95.2% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 95.7% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 96.2% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 96.5% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 96.4% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 97.5% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 98.3% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 98.3% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 102.2% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 102.6% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 102.4% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 102.7% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 103.7% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 104.4% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 104.3% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 104.4% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 104.0% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 104.8% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 106.9% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 104.8% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 104.7% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 107.8% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 106.6% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 99.1% | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 98.8% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 99.4% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 99.6% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 102.2% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 102.3% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 105.2% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 77.1% | 69.8% | 84.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 88.1% | 81.7% | 93.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 95.1% | 92.5% | 97.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 101.7% | 98.3% | 104.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 104.2% | 98.8% | 107.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 101.7% | 99.4% | 105.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- 30 Anguilla 111.2% compare
- 31 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 110.8% compare
- 32 Tonga 110.7% compare
- 33 Cook Islands 110.6% compare
- 34 India 110.6% compare
- 35 Vanuatu 110.6% compare
- 36 Guinea-Bissau 110.4% compare
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 390.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6175 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 187.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 198.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 203.58 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 105.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 107.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.8% in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, female?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 33rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release