Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female (%) in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female (%) was 111.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
111.0%
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
14th
of 221 groups
All-time high
111.3%
in 2019
All-time low
38.5%
in 1971
Years of data
52
1970–2021
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1970–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) stood at 111.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) peaked at 111.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 38.5%, in 1971.
That places ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 14th out of 221 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female (%) in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 39.8% | — |
| 1971 | 38.5% | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 45.4% | +17.9% |
| 1973 | 49.6% | +9.4% |
| 1974 | 48.4% | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 51.5% | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 53.2% | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 54.6% | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 54.9% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 55.4% | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 55.7% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 59.3% | +6.4% |
| 1982 | 62.3% | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 61.0% | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 63.4% | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 62.0% | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 62.3% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 62.8% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 71.5% | +13.8% |
| 1989 | 72.9% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 73.8% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 77.2% | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 80.3% | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 81.4% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 83.8% | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 84.0% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 84.7% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 84.3% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 84.2% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 84.4% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 85.4% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 86.2% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 93.5% | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 97.3% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 97.2% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 98.9% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 101.1% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 100.3% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 99.3% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 101.1% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 104.3% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 109.1% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 109.7% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 109.6% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 109.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 109.6% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 109.5% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 109.1% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 109.9% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 111.3% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 110.9% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 111.0% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 49.1% | 38.5% | 55.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.3% | 55.7% | 72.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 81.8% | 73.8% | 84.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.0% | 85.4% | 101.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 109.2% | 104.3% | 111.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 111.0% | 110.9% | 111.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- 11 Bhutan 119.3% compare
- 12 Papua New Guinea 118.9% compare
- 13 Monaco 118.9% compare
- 14 Uzbekistan 118.4% compare
- 15 Zambia 118.3% compare
- 16 Namibia 117.9% compare
- 17 Saint Kitts and Nevis 117.0% compare
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.489 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.4733 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.95 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8789 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 111.0% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The highest recorded value was 111.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.5% in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, female?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 14th out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 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