Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female was 57.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries is 57.1%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 57.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 34.5%, in 1997.
SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 177th of 212 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 34.5% | — |
| 1998 | 35.4% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 35.9% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 37.2% | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 38.7% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 40.9% | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 42.4% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 43.2% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 44.9% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 46.5% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 47.7% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 49.5% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 50.6% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 51.8% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 52.8% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 53.8% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 54.4% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 55.1% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 55.2% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 55.9% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 56.3% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 57.0% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 57.5% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 57.9% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 57.8% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 57.1% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 57.0% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 57.1% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.3% | 34.5% | 35.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 44.2% | 37.2% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.0% | 51.8% | 57.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.4% | 57.0% | 57.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 75.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 171.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 83.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 87.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9918 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 36.37 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 57.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 57.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.5% in 1997.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 177th out of 212 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Least Developed Countries 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