Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries

UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female was 95.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
95.6%
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
166th
of 221 groups
All-time high
103.9%
in 2002
All-time low
95.6%
in 2024
Years of data
26
1999–2024

Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, 1999–2024

02550751001999201120241999: 103.4 %2000: 101.8 %2001: 103.2 %2002: 103.9 %2003: 99.7 %2004: 100 %2005: 101 %2006: 100.5 %2007: 100.8 %2008: 100.1 %2009: 99.9 %2010: 100.6 %2011: 100.8 %2012: 99.7 %2013: 102.3 %2014: 101.6 %2015: 99.1 %2016: 98.4 %2017: 96.3 %2018: 97.4 %2019: 98.6 %2020: 98.2 %2021: 97.6 %2022: 96.7 %2023: 95.9 %2024: 95.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries recorded 95.6% for gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries peaked at 103.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 95.6%, in 2024.

UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 166th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female (%) in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, 1999 to 2024.
Year % Change
1999 103.4%
2000 101.8% -1.6%
2001 103.2% +1.4%
2002 103.9% +0.7%
2003 99.7% -4.0%
2004 100.0% +0.3%
2005 101.0% +1.0%
2006 100.5% -0.5%
2007 100.8% +0.3%
2008 100.1% -0.7%
2009 99.9% -0.2%
2010 100.6% +0.6%
2011 100.8% +0.2%
2012 99.7% -1.1%
2013 102.3% +2.6%
2014 101.6% -0.6%
2015 99.1% -2.5%
2016 98.4% -0.7%
2017 96.3% -2.2%
2018 97.4% +1.2%
2019 98.6% +1.2%
2020 98.2% -0.5%
2021 97.6% -0.6%
2022 96.7% -0.9%
2023 95.9% -0.8%
2024 95.6% -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 103.4% 103.4% 103.4% 1
2000s 101.1% 99.7% 103.9% 10
2010s 99.5% 96.3% 102.3% 10
2020s 96.8% 95.6% 98.2% 5

Countries ranked near UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries

  1. 163 Côte d'Ivoire 94.4% compare
  2. 164 Ukraine 94.1% compare
  3. 165 Seychelles 93.5% compare
  4. 166 Serbia 93.4% compare
  5. 167 Zimbabwe 93.4% compare
  6. 168 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 93.3% compare
  7. 169 Kiribati 93.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries was 95.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
The highest recorded value was 103.9% in 2002.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
The lowest recorded value was 95.6% in 2024.
How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, female?
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 166th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme 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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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
435 places, 17,340 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release