Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female was 101.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
101.6%
Change on year
up 1.7%
Rank
59th
of 221 groups
All-time high
102.8%
in 2013
All-time low
67.1%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries recorded 101.6% for gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 102.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 67.1%, in 1971.
That places UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 59th 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 UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 79.4% | — |
| 1971 | 67.1% | -15.5% |
| 1972 | 67.7% | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 69.7% | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 70.2% | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 74.3% | +5.8% |
| 1976 | 77.2% | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 78.5% | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 78.1% | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 78.6% | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 80.4% | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 81.5% | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 83.0% | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 83.9% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 85.4% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 86.7% | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 87.8% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 88.7% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 89.5% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 89.3% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 89.0% | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 89.3% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 89.5% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 90.4% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 91.1% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 90.7% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 90.8% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 92.5% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 92.0% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 93.7% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 94.5% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 94.8% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 95.2% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 98.0% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 98.8% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 99.0% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 99.2% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 100.4% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 101.0% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 101.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 101.1% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.9% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 101.7% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 102.8% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 101.3% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 100.7% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 102.4% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 101.9% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 97.8% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 97.9% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 98.5% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 98.5% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.5% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 99.9% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 101.6% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 74.1% | 67.1% | 79.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 85.6% | 80.4% | 89.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 90.9% | 89.0% | 93.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.2% | 94.5% | 101.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.8% | 97.8% | 102.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 98.5% | 101.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- 56 Algeria 105.7% compare
- 57 French Polynesia 105.4% compare
- 58 Azerbaijan 105.2% compare
- 59 Poland 105.2% compare
- 60 Maldives 104.8% compare
- 61 Costa Rica 104.7% compare
- 62 Montserrat 104.7% compare
More education data for UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.1674 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6486 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.12 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 274.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8422 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 294.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4689 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 178.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 108.41 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 101.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 102.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.1% in 1971.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, female?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 59th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 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