Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female (%) (ratio female) in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female (%) (ratio female) was 65.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in MDG: Developing Regions, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in MDG: Developing Regions is 65.8%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 66.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26.4%, in 1994.
That places MDG: Developing Regions 114th 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 31 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female (%) (ratio female) in MDG: Developing Regions, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 26.4% | — |
| 1995 | 27.7% | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 27.3% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 29.3% | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 33.9% | +15.7% |
| 1999 | 33.7% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 34.7% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 34.9% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 36.7% | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 38.6% | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 40.3% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 41.9% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 43.9% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 45.8% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 48.9% | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 51.2% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 52.7% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 54.5% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 56.3% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 58.6% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 60.6% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 60.5% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 61.0% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 60.4% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 61.6% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 62.3% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 63.2% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 64.6% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 65.7% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 66.1% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 65.8% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.7% | 26.4% | 33.9% | 6 |
| 2000s | 41.7% | 34.7% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.9% | 52.7% | 62.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.1% | 63.2% | 66.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developing Regions
More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 365.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 266.40 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 33.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6758 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 552.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 705.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 88.08 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in MDG: Developing Regions was 65.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 66.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.4% in 1994.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 114th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Developing Regions 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