Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female was 96.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia recorded 96.2% for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia peaked at 96.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 75.9%, in 1999.
UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia ranks 34th of 212 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 75.9% | — |
| 2000 | 76.9% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 78.7% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 80.5% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 81.1% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 80.2% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 79.4% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 80.5% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 81.4% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 82.0% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 82.4% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 83.7% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 84.6% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 84.8% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 88.0% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 89.1% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 89.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 89.8% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 90.7% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 92.0% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 93.1% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 92.7% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 93.8% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 94.5% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 94.1% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 96.2% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.9% | 75.9% | 75.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 80.3% | 76.9% | 82.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.5% | 83.7% | 93.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.2% | 92.7% | 96.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6184 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5883 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 11.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.48 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia was 96.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 96.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.9% in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female?
- UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia ranks 34th out of 212 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia 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