Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in UNICEF: South Asia
UNICEF: South Asia: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female was 71.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in UNICEF: South Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in UNICEF: South Asia is 71.9%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in UNICEF: South Asia peaked at 72.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 35.1%, in 1999.
UNICEF: South Asia ranks 129th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in UNICEF: South Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 35.1% | — |
| 2000 | 37.0% | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 37.2% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 39.3% | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 42.3% | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 43.1% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 45.4% | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 46.8% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 49.2% | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 52.0% | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 52.7% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 55.7% | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 57.7% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 60.0% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 61.7% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 66.1% | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 66.3% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 68.0% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 66.9% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 68.4% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 68.6% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 69.7% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 70.8% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 72.2% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 71.6% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 71.9% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.1% | 35.1% | 35.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 44.5% | 37.0% | 52.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.9% | 55.7% | 68.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.3% | 69.7% | 72.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: South Asia
More education data for UNICEF: South Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 51.70 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 84.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1267 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 53.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 26.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in UNICEF: South Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in UNICEF: South Asia was 71.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 72.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.1% in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: South Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female?
- UNICEF: South Asia ranks 129th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: South Asia 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