Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)
WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019): Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female was 96.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) stood at 96.4%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) peaked at 96.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 46.5%, in 1971.
That places WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 144th 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 WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 47.6% | — |
| 1971 | 46.5% | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 48.6% | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 50.5% | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 51.5% | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 52.8% | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 54.1% | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 56.8% | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 58.6% | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 60.6% | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 62.8% | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 64.0% | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 67.0% | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 66.8% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 67.0% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 65.7% | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 63.6% | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 64.0% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 64.7% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 64.0% | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 63.3% | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 65.0% | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 65.9% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 67.2% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 68.2% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 68.7% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 68.4% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 70.6% | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 71.4% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 71.9% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 74.0% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 75.2% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 77.5% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 80.3% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 82.0% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 84.5% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 86.0% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 87.2% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 87.9% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 88.8% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 89.7% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 91.1% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 92.3% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 92.4% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 92.6% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 91.4% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 92.0% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 92.3% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 93.3% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 94.6% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 95.4% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 95.1% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 94.4% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 95.5% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 96.4% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 52.8% | 46.5% | 60.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.0% | 62.8% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.1% | 63.3% | 71.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.3% | 74.0% | 88.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.2% | 89.7% | 94.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.4% | 94.4% | 96.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)
- 141 United States of America 97.0% compare
- 142 New Zealand 96.8% compare
- 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
More education data for WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 66.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 72.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 49.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 25.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 13.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.97 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) was 96.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- The highest recorded value was 96.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, female recorded in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.5% in 1971.
- How does WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, female?
- WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) ranks 144th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, female rising or falling in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 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