Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female was 80.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) is 80.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 80.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 55.6%, in 1998.
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 84th of 212 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 55.6% | — |
| 1999 | 56.2% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 57.0% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 57.1% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 57.5% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 59.4% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 60.7% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 61.3% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 62.3% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 63.7% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 65.0% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 65.8% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 67.1% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 68.4% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 70.0% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 71.8% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 73.6% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 74.4% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 76.1% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 75.8% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 74.2% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 74.9% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 76.0% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 77.1% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 78.8% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 79.4% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 80.8% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.9% | 55.6% | 56.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 61.0% | 57.0% | 65.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.6% | 67.1% | 76.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.4% | 76.0% | 80.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 187.37 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 203.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 127.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 216.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 126.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 116.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 80.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 80.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.6% in 1998.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 84th out of 212 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release