Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in SDG: Europe and Northern America
SDG: Europe and Northern America: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female was 98.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in SDG: Europe and Northern America, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in SDG: Europe and Northern America stood at 98.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in SDG: Europe and Northern America peaked at 100.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 90.2%, in 1999.
SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 19th of 212 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in SDG: Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 90.2% | — |
| 2000 | 90.4% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 91.6% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 92.8% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 93.7% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 93.5% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 94.0% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 94.4% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 94.9% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 95.5% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 96.4% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 97.1% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 97.3% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 97.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.1% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 99.2% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.8% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 99.9% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 100.2% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 100.2% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.8% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 99.6% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 98.7% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.2% | 90.2% | 90.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 93.7% | 90.4% | 96.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.9% | 97.1% | 100.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.9% | 98.7% | 100.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe and Northern America
More education data for SDG: Europe and Northern America
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 43.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.059 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 45.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0656 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3241 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.1479 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in SDG: Europe and Northern America was 98.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 100.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.2% in 1999.
- How does SDG: Europe and Northern America rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female?
- SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 19th out of 212 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Europe and Northern America 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