Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female was 95.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
95.2%
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
168th
of 221 groups
All-time high
96.9%
in 2020
All-time low
39.3%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 1970–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) stood at 95.2%.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) peaked at 96.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 39.3%, in 1971.

That places ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 168th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female (%) in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 1970 to 2024.
Year % Change
1970 42.1%
1971 39.3% -6.8%
1972 40.0% +1.8%
1973 41.0% +2.6%
1974 42.0% +2.4%
1975 43.0% +2.4%
1976 44.4% +3.3%
1977 46.5% +4.5%
1978 47.2% +1.7%
1979 48.2% +2.0%
1980 50.1% +4.0%
1981 51.6% +3.0%
1982 52.3% +1.3%
1983 52.2% -0.1%
1984 52.7% +0.9%
1985 51.9% -1.6%
1986 52.2% +0.7%
1987 52.2% -0.0%
1988 52.2% -0.1%
1989 51.3% -1.7%
1990 50.0% -2.5%
1991 52.0% +3.9%
1992 51.0% -2.0%
1993 52.0% +2.0%
1994 52.9% +1.7%
1995 54.5% +3.1%
1996 54.3% -0.5%
1997 57.7% +6.3%
1998 58.4% +1.3%
1999 58.8% +0.6%
2000 61.1% +4.0%
2001 63.9% +4.5%
2002 68.2% +6.9%
2003 71.9% +5.3%
2004 74.2% +3.3%
2005 78.6% +5.9%
2006 81.9% +4.2%
2007 84.3% +2.9%
2008 89.0% +5.5%
2009 90.0% +1.2%
2010 90.3% +0.3%
2011 90.8% +0.5%
2012 92.0% +1.3%
2013 91.5% -0.5%
2014 92.4% +1.0%
2015 91.5% -1.0%
2016 92.5% +1.1%
2017 93.2% +0.8%
2018 94.2% +1.1%
2019 95.6% +1.5%
2020 96.9% +1.3%
2021 96.3% -0.6%
2022 94.0% -2.4%
2023 94.5% +0.6%
2024 95.2% +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 43.4% 39.3% 48.2% 10
1980s 51.9% 50.1% 52.7% 10
1990s 54.1% 50.0% 58.8% 10
2000s 76.3% 61.1% 90.0% 10
2010s 92.4% 90.3% 95.6% 10
2020s 95.4% 94.0% 96.9% 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)

  1. 165 Seychelles 93.5% compare
  2. 166 Serbia 93.4% compare
  3. 167 Zimbabwe 93.4% compare
  4. 168 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 93.3% compare
  5. 169 Kiribati 93.3% compare
  6. 170 Bermuda 93.3% compare
  7. 171 Mongolia 92.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) was 95.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
The highest recorded value was 96.9% in 2020.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
The lowest recorded value was 39.3% in 1971.
How does ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, female?
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 168th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 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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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
435 places, 17,340 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release