Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female was 74.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
74.2%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
116th
of 221 groups
All-time high
74.2%
in 2024
All-time low
23.2%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries stood at 74.2%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 74.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.2%, in 1971.
That places UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 116th 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 UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 30.9% | — |
| 1971 | 23.2% | -25.2% |
| 1972 | 24.9% | +7.5% |
| 1973 | 26.6% | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 33.9% | +27.5% |
| 1975 | 29.1% | -14.1% |
| 1976 | 29.8% | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 31.4% | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 32.3% | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 38.7% | +19.6% |
| 1980 | 33.3% | -13.9% |
| 1981 | 32.1% | -3.8% |
| 1982 | 32.5% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 33.4% | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 33.4% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 35.8% | +7.3% |
| 1986 | 34.9% | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 36.6% | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 37.3% | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 38.0% | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 41.4% | +8.8% |
| 1991 | 42.1% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 43.1% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 42.8% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 43.9% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 45.2% | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 46.8% | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 48.1% | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 49.7% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 50.3% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 51.5% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 52.5% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 54.2% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 55.6% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 56.9% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 58.2% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 59.4% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 61.2% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 63.0% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 64.6% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 66.0% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 67.2% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 68.2% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 69.8% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 70.9% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 70.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 71.3% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 71.0% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 71.8% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 72.2% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 72.7% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 73.3% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 74.1% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 74.0% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 74.2% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30.1% | 23.2% | 38.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 34.7% | 32.1% | 38.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.3% | 41.4% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.7% | 51.5% | 64.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.9% | 66.0% | 72.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.7% | 72.7% | 74.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- 113 Saint Lucia 91.6% compare
- 114 Russian Federation 91.6% compare
- 115 Marshall Islands 91.3% compare
- 116 Morocco 91.3% compare
- 117 Samoa 91.2% compare
- 118 Nepal 90.9% compare
- 119 Viet Nam 90.5% compare
More education data for UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4689 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 294.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8422 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 274.67 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 569.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 371.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 178.96 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 74.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 74.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.2% in 1971.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 116th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 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