Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female was 104.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) recorded 104.7% for gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in 2024.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) peaked at 106.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 47.5%, in 1971.
That places ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 38th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 69.0% | — |
| 1971 | 47.5% | -31.1% |
| 1972 | 49.3% | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 51.7% | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 52.5% | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 54.0% | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 55.2% | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 57.8% | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 58.1% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 59.8% | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 62.0% | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 63.6% | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 66.4% | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 67.7% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 69.2% | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 69.8% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 70.5% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 70.9% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 73.1% | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 74.2% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 75.2% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 77.0% | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 78.7% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 81.3% | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 83.2% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 83.1% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 83.6% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 84.9% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 85.2% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 86.2% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 88.1% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 87.9% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 89.2% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 95.7% | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 97.2% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 98.5% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 99.3% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 100.2% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 100.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.6% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 100.4% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 102.1% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 104.7% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 103.3% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 103.2% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 106.6% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 105.3% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 96.6% | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 96.6% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 97.5% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 97.7% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 100.5% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 101.7% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 104.7% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 55.5% | 47.5% | 69.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.7% | 62.0% | 74.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 81.8% | 75.2% | 86.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.7% | 87.9% | 100.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.9% | 96.6% | 106.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.4% | 97.5% | 104.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0831 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 143.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4555 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 135.85 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 181.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.5884 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) was 104.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- The highest recorded value was 106.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.5% in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, female?
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 38th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 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