Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female was 96.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 recorded 96.1% for gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 96.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 57.0%, in 1971.
That places GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 154th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 57.8% | — |
| 1971 | 57.0% | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 58.4% | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 59.4% | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 59.6% | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 61.3% | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 62.8% | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 65.3% | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 68.0% | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 70.0% | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 72.1% | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 73.5% | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 76.5% | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 77.0% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 77.7% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 76.9% | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 75.2% | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 75.1% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 75.7% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 75.0% | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 74.4% | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 75.6% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 75.7% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 76.4% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 77.4% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 77.1% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 76.9% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 78.7% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 79.3% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 79.8% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 81.0% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 81.9% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 83.7% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 85.7% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 87.0% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 88.7% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 89.6% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 90.7% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 91.4% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 92.2% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 93.3% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 94.3% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 95.3% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 95.0% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 94.8% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 93.7% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 93.8% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 93.7% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 94.2% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 95.1% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 95.6% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 95.2% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 94.2% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 95.2% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 96.1% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 62.0% | 57.0% | 70.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.5% | 72.1% | 77.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.1% | 74.4% | 79.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.2% | 81.0% | 92.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.3% | 93.3% | 95.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.3% | 94.2% | 96.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- 151 Kazakhstan 96.2% compare
- 152 Senegal 96.1% compare
- 153 Belize 96.1% compare
- 154 Réunion 95.7% compare
- 155 Turkmenistan 95.6% compare
- 156 Oman 95.5% compare
- 157 Tanzania, United Republic of 95.3% compare
More education data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 97.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 104.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 202.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4294 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 96.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 96.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.0% in 1971.
- How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, female?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 154th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 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