Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female was 96.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia stood at 96.3%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia peaked at 107.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 96.3%, in 2024.
UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia ranks 146th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 107.5% | — |
| 2000 | 103.8% | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 105.8% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 107.5% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 104.9% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 102.8% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 99.9% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 99.6% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 98.9% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 99.5% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 99.7% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 99.2% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 100.9% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 100.6% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 98.5% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 97.5% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 98.7% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 99.5% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.9% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 96.6% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 96.3% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 107.5% | 107.5% | 107.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 102.2% | 98.9% | 107.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 97.5% | 100.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.9% | 96.3% | 99.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
- 143 Belarus 96.8% compare
- 144 Cayman Islands 96.7% compare
- 145 Egypt 96.7% compare
- 146 Kenya 96.6% compare
- 147 Naoero 96.5% compare
- 148 North Macedonia 96.5% compare
- 149 Martinique 96.4%
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6184 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5883 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 11.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.48 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia was 96.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 107.5% in 2002.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.3% in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, female?
- UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia ranks 146th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia 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