Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 59.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) recorded 59.3% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 59.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 41.9%, in 1996.
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 133rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 42.1% | — |
| 1995 | 43.5% | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 41.9% | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 43.3% | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 44.5% | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 44.9% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 46.1% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 47.7% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 48.9% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 50.5% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 51.9% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 50.5% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 51.6% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 49.1% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 46.9% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 46.4% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 47.6% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 52.1% | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 53.0% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 52.5% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 53.1% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 54.2% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 54.4% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 55.4% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 56.1% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 56.3% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 56.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 57.3% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 59.4% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 59.8% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 59.3% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.4% | 41.9% | 44.9% | 6 |
| 2000s | 49.0% | 46.1% | 51.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.5% | 47.6% | 56.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.4% | 56.4% | 59.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 16.59 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 17.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.28 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 11.49 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 23.47 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.98 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 59.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 59.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.9% in 1996.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 133rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release