Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female was 37.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) is 37.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) peaked at 37.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 1971.
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 211th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.0% | — |
| 1971 | 6.4% | -8.6% |
| 1972 | 7.0% | +10.0% |
| 1973 | 7.2% | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 7.3% | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 7.6% | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 7.3% | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 7.7% | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 8.0% | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 8.4% | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 8.9% | +6.2% |
| 1981 | 9.4% | +6.2% |
| 1982 | 9.9% | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 10.2% | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 10.5% | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 10.5% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 10.6% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 10.6% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 11.0% | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 11.1% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 11.1% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 11.1% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 11.0% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 10.9% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 11.0% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 11.9% | +7.9% |
| 1996 | 12.0% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 12.2% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 13.1% | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 13.6% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 14.3% | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 15.3% | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 16.3% | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 17.0% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 18.0% | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 19.2% | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 20.7% | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 22.1% | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 23.7% | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 25.3% | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 26.9% | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 28.2% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 29.6% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 30.7% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 31.8% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 32.3% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 33.0% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 33.9% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 34.6% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 35.3% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 36.1% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 36.7% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 37.0% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 37.0% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.4% | 6.4% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.3% | 8.9% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.8% | 10.9% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.2% | 14.3% | 25.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.6% | 26.9% | 35.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.7% | 36.1% | 37.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- 208 Chad 19.4% compare
- 209 Equatorial Guinea 15.3% compare
- 210 Central African Republic 12.8% compare
- 211 Guinea-Bissau 12.8% compare
- 212 Somalia 2.8% compare
More education data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.1% (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 20.57 million (2023)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 23.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 16.21 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 64.75 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 48.88 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 24.29 million (2024)
All data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) was 37.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The highest recorded value was 37.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 1971.
- How does ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female?
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 211th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female rising or falling in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 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