Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)
WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019): Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female was 48.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) recorded 48.8% for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) peaked at 48.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.7%, in 1971.
WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) ranks 169th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 16.9% | — |
| 1971 | 16.7% | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 16.9% | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 17.1% | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 17.1% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 17.2% | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 17.3% | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 17.4% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 17.8% | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 18.2% | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 19.1% | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 18.4% | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 19.9% | +7.7% |
| 1983 | 20.2% | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 20.5% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 21.0% | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 21.1% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 21.7% | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 21.7% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 21.2% | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 20.9% | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 22.0% | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 22.8% | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 23.1% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 23.7% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 24.7% | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 25.6% | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 26.3% | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 27.2% | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 27.7% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 28.4% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 29.4% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 30.2% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 31.0% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 31.4% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 32.2% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 33.3% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 33.9% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 35.3% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 36.7% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 38.3% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 39.2% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 40.4% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 42.2% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 42.0% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 43.1% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 43.7% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 44.1% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 45.2% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 45.9% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 46.6% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 46.8% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 47.1% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 47.9% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 48.8% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.3% | 16.7% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.5% | 18.4% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.4% | 20.9% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.2% | 28.4% | 36.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.4% | 38.3% | 45.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.4% | 46.6% | 48.8% | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 66.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 72.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 49.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 25.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 13.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.97 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) was 48.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- The highest recorded value was 48.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.7% in 1971.
- How does WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female?
- WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) ranks 169th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female rising or falling in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 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