Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100): Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female was 50.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
50.3%
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
162nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
50.3%
in 2024
All-time low
11.0%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) is 50.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) peaked at 50.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 1971.
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 162nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 11.3% | — |
| 1971 | 11.0% | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 11.6% | +5.5% |
| 1973 | 12.1% | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 12.4% | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 12.9% | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 13.4% | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 14.2% | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 15.1% | +6.4% |
| 1979 | 15.9% | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 16.8% | +5.7% |
| 1981 | 17.9% | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 19.2% | +7.3% |
| 1983 | 19.9% | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 20.6% | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 22.1% | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 23.2% | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 24.0% | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 24.2% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 24.1% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 25.5% | +5.7% |
| 1991 | 25.9% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 25.8% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 26.2% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 27.0% | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 27.6% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 27.7% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 28.4% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 29.4% | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 30.2% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 30.6% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 31.9% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 32.4% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 33.3% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 34.4% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 35.0% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 35.5% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 35.7% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 37.3% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 39.0% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 40.8% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 42.3% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 43.5% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 45.7% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 44.8% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 45.4% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 45.2% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 45.8% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 46.2% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 47.1% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 48.0% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 48.8% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 49.3% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 49.7% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 50.3% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.0% | 11.0% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.2% | 16.8% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.4% | 25.5% | 30.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.5% | 30.6% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.7% | 40.8% | 47.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.2% | 48.0% | 50.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- 159 Seychelles 73.1% compare
- 160 Gabon 72.1% compare
- 161 Nicaragua 70.7% compare
- 162 Bangladesh 70.5% compare
- 163 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 69.8% compare
- 164 El Salvador 68.8% compare
- 165 Lesotho 68.1% compare
More education data for ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 50.51 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 29.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 114.70 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 92.95 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 45.99 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) was 50.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The highest recorded value was 50.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 1971.
- How does ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female?
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 162nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female rising or falling in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release