Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438): Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female was 69.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
69.5%
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
132nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
69.5%
in 2022
All-time low
15.5%
in 1973
Years of data
52
1973–2024

Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 1973–2024

204060197319982024

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) is 69.5%, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) peaked at 69.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 1973.

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 132nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female (%) in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 1973 to 2024.
Year % Change
1973 15.5%
1974 27.9% +79.5%
1975 16.5% -40.7%
1976 17.3% +4.5%
1977 17.9% +3.5%
1978 18.6% +3.9%
1979 29.8% +60.2%
1980 20.3% -31.8%
1981 20.6% +1.5%
1982 21.7% +5.4%
1983 23.5% +8.0%
1984 23.9% +1.8%
1985 32.1% +34.3%
1986 25.9% -19.2%
1987 26.8% +3.5%
1988 27.2% +1.3%
1989 27.8% +2.2%
1990 34.3% +23.5%
1991 35.2% +2.4%
1992 35.9% +2.1%
1993 34.4% -4.3%
1994 35.8% +4.1%
1995 36.8% +2.7%
1996 37.7% +2.5%
1997 39.1% +3.9%
1998 40.6% +3.7%
1999 40.4% -0.4%
2000 42.0% +4.0%
2001 42.5% +1.2%
2002 44.1% +3.8%
2003 46.5% +5.4%
2004 47.4% +2.1%
2005 48.8% +2.9%
2006 49.8% +1.9%
2007 51.2% +2.9%
2008 53.4% +4.3%
2009 54.3% +1.7%
2010 56.7% +4.4%
2011 58.3% +2.9%
2012 60.2% +3.3%
2013 62.0% +2.9%
2014 64.2% +3.7%
2015 64.6% +0.6%
2016 65.5% +1.5%
2017 64.9% -0.9%
2018 66.2% +1.9%
2019 66.7% +0.9%
2020 67.7% +1.4%
2021 68.5% +1.2%
2022 69.5% +1.6%
2023 69.4% -0.2%
2024 69.5% +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 20.5% 15.5% 29.8% 7
1980s 25.0% 20.3% 32.1% 10
1990s 37.0% 34.3% 40.6% 10
2000s 48.0% 42.0% 54.3% 10
2010s 62.9% 56.7% 66.7% 10
2020s 68.9% 67.7% 69.5% 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

  1. 129 Belize 87.4% compare
  2. 130 Anguilla 86.5% compare
  3. 131 Ukraine 86.4% compare
  4. 132 Namibia 86.4% compare
  5. 133 Iran, Islamic Republic of 86.2% compare
  6. 134 Philippines 86.1% compare
  7. 135 Maldives 85.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) was 69.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
The highest recorded value was 69.5% in 2022.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 1973.
How does ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female?
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 132nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 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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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
433 places, 15,766 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release