Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428): Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female was 71.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) stood at 71.0%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) peaked at 71.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.8%, in 1999.
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 130th of 212 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 42.8% | — |
| 2000 | 44.1% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 43.8% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 45.3% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 49.8% | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 50.7% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 52.3% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 53.5% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 55.3% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 57.2% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 57.7% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 59.3% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 60.7% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 62.7% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 64.6% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 66.3% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 66.8% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 69.5% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 68.6% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 64.6% | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 64.8% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 65.7% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 66.5% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 68.8% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 69.3% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 71.0% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.8% | 42.8% | 42.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 51.0% | 43.8% | 57.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.8% | 59.3% | 69.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.3% | 65.7% | 71.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
More education data for ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 84.88 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 91.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 53.53 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 101.13 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 72.30 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 66.98 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) was 71.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The highest recorded value was 71.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.8% in 1999.
- How does ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female?
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 130th out of 212 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 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