Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female was 82.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
82.2%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
94th
of 221 groups
All-time high
82.2%
in 2024
All-time low
25.3%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) is 82.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 82.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25.3%, in 1971.
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 94th 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 ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 33.6% | — |
| 1971 | 25.3% | -24.5% |
| 1972 | 27.2% | +7.3% |
| 1973 | 29.1% | +6.9% |
| 1974 | 38.2% | +31.6% |
| 1975 | 31.2% | -18.5% |
| 1976 | 31.4% | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 33.1% | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 33.8% | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 39.3% | +16.2% |
| 1980 | 31.5% | -19.8% |
| 1981 | 29.8% | -5.6% |
| 1982 | 30.1% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 31.1% | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 30.9% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 36.8% | +19.1% |
| 1986 | 32.4% | -11.9% |
| 1987 | 34.3% | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 35.4% | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 36.0% | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 40.1% | +11.5% |
| 1991 | 41.4% | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 42.7% | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 42.2% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 43.6% | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 45.1% | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 47.2% | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 48.8% | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 50.8% | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 51.2% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 52.7% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 53.7% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 55.1% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 57.1% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 58.5% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 60.3% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 62.2% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 64.7% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 67.0% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 68.7% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 70.5% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 71.9% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 73.2% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 74.7% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 76.9% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 77.1% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 77.8% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 77.3% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 78.5% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 79.2% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 79.9% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 80.8% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 82.0% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 82.2% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.2% | 25.3% | 39.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.8% | 29.8% | 36.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.3% | 40.1% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.0% | 52.7% | 68.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.7% | 70.5% | 79.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.4% | 79.9% | 82.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- 91 Montenegro 95.1% compare
- 92 Sao Tome and Principe 95.1% compare
- 93 Belarus 95.1% compare
- 94 Palau 94.8% compare
- 95 Turkmenistan 94.7% compare
- 96 Oman 94.5% compare
- 97 Macau, China 94.5% compare
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 187.37 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 203.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 127.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 216.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 242.68 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 116.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 82.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 82.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.3% in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 94th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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