Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434): Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female was 68.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1998–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) stood at 68.7%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) peaked at 68.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 49.1%, in 1998.
That places ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 140th out of 212 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 49.1% | — |
| 1999 | 49.6% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 50.7% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 51.5% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 54.0% | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 55.1% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 54.4% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 55.0% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 56.0% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 56.3% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 57.7% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 59.7% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 61.5% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 62.4% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 62.9% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 63.6% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 64.5% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 65.8% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 66.2% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 67.4% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 68.2% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 68.4% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 68.7% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.4% | 49.1% | 49.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 54.7% | 50.7% | 57.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.2% | 59.7% | 68.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.5% | 68.4% | 68.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
- 137 Gabon 69.1%
- 138 Cote d'Ivoire 68.9% compare
- 139 Lebanon 68.6% compare
- 140 British Virgin Islands 68.5% compare
- 141 Lesotho 68.2% compare
- 142 Togo 68.0% compare
- 143 San Marino 67.7% compare
More education data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 20.10 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 4.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 20.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 10.93 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.65 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 23.90 million (2021)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 13.32 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.68 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) was 68.7% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The highest recorded value was 68.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.1% in 1998.
- How does ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female?
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 140th out of 212 groups with data for 2021.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 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