Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025): Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female was 73.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
73.7%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
121st
of 221 groups
All-time high
73.7%
in 2024
All-time low
22.2%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) stood at 73.7%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 73.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.2%, in 1971.
WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 121st of 221 groups on this measure, 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 WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 29.8% | — |
| 1971 | 22.2% | -25.7% |
| 1972 | 23.9% | +7.7% |
| 1973 | 25.5% | +6.8% |
| 1974 | 33.0% | +29.3% |
| 1975 | 28.0% | -15.2% |
| 1976 | 28.7% | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 30.3% | +5.9% |
| 1978 | 31.3% | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 38.1% | +21.8% |
| 1980 | 32.2% | -15.5% |
| 1981 | 30.8% | -4.1% |
| 1982 | 31.3% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 32.2% | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 32.1% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 34.5% | +7.7% |
| 1986 | 33.6% | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 35.2% | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 36.0% | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 36.6% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 40.0% | +9.4% |
| 1991 | 40.8% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 41.8% | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 41.6% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 42.7% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 44.0% | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 45.6% | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 47.0% | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 48.8% | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 49.3% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 50.6% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 51.6% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 53.4% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 54.8% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 56.1% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 57.4% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 58.6% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 60.5% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 62.3% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 63.8% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 65.3% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 66.5% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 67.6% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 69.1% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 70.3% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 70.4% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 70.7% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 70.4% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 71.2% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 71.7% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 72.2% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 72.8% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 73.5% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 73.4% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 73.7% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.1% | 22.2% | 38.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 33.5% | 30.8% | 36.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.2% | 40.0% | 49.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.9% | 50.6% | 63.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.3% | 65.3% | 71.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.1% | 72.2% | 73.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
- 118 Nepal 90.9% compare
- 119 Viet Nam 90.5% compare
- 120 Sri Lanka 90.4% compare
- 121 Bosnia and Herzegovina 90.4% compare
- 122 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 90.2% compare
- 123 North Macedonia 90.2% compare
- 124 Armenia 90.1% compare
More education data for WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 701.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6578 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 363.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 337.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 103.52 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.57 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 24.25 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) was 73.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 73.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.2% in 1971.
- How does WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female?
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 121st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female rising or falling in WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 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