Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female was 90.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
90.9%
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
198th
of 221 groups
All-time high
91.4%
in 2012
All-time low
55.9%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) recorded 90.9% for gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 91.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 55.9%, in 1971.
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 198th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 59.7% | — |
| 1971 | 55.9% | -6.3% |
| 1972 | 56.8% | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 57.5% | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 57.7% | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 58.9% | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 60.2% | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 61.4% | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 62.2% | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 57.5% | -7.6% |
| 1980 | 67.0% | +16.5% |
| 1981 | 68.0% | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 69.3% | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 70.3% | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 71.5% | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 71.9% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 73.3% | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 74.5% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 75.0% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 75.5% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 77.0% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 77.5% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 74.9% | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 75.6% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 78.1% | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 77.3% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 77.7% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 80.2% | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 80.8% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 82.0% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 82.6% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 84.0% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 85.3% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 86.9% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 87.5% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 87.5% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 89.1% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 89.0% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 89.8% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 90.1% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 90.5% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 89.4% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 91.4% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 87.6% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 86.9% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 86.8% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 87.3% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 87.9% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 88.5% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 89.1% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 89.6% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 89.9% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 88.2% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 90.4% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 90.9% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 58.8% | 55.9% | 62.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.6% | 67.0% | 75.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.1% | 74.9% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.2% | 82.6% | 90.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.5% | 86.8% | 91.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.8% | 88.2% | 90.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 16.59 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 17.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 25.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 23.47 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.98 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 90.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 91.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.9% in 1971.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, female?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 198th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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