Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female was 75.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries recorded 75.1% for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 75.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54.4%, in 1998.
That places UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 114th out of 212 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 54.4% | — |
| 1999 | 55.3% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 56.0% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 56.4% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 57.2% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 58.6% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 59.9% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 60.5% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 61.5% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 62.6% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 63.8% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 64.6% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 65.6% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 66.6% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 67.9% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 69.4% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 70.5% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 70.8% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 71.9% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 71.9% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 71.0% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 71.6% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 72.4% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 73.0% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 73.9% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 74.4% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 75.1% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.9% | 54.4% | 55.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 60.1% | 56.0% | 64.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.7% | 65.6% | 71.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.8% | 72.4% | 75.1% | 5 |
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- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 75.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 75.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.4% in 1998.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 114th out of 212 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef 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