Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female was 56.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 stood at 56.7%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 56.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.8%, in 1971.
That places GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 156th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 22.2% | — |
| 1971 | 21.8% | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 22.0% | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 22.2% | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 22.2% | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 22.6% | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 22.8% | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 23.2% | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 23.8% | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 24.4% | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 25.2% | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 24.6% | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 25.8% | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 26.7% | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 27.0% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 28.0% | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 28.6% | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 30.3% | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 30.3% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 30.2% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 30.2% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 30.7% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 31.1% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 31.3% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 32.1% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 33.5% | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 34.2% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 35.4% | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 36.3% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 36.9% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 37.7% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 38.6% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 39.3% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 40.2% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 40.6% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 40.6% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 41.7% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 42.7% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 43.4% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 44.8% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 46.1% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 47.3% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 48.5% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 49.9% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 49.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 51.1% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 51.6% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 52.3% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 53.4% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 54.2% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 54.8% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 55.1% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 55.4% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 56.1% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 56.7% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.7% | 21.8% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.7% | 24.6% | 30.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.2% | 30.2% | 36.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.0% | 37.7% | 44.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.4% | 46.1% | 54.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.6% | 54.8% | 56.7% | 5 |
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More education data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 97.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 104.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 202.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4294 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 56.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 56.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.8% in 1971.
- How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 156th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 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