Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 36.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Least Developed Countries recorded 36.6% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 36.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 1997.
SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 178th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 4.8% | — |
| 1998 | 14.9% | +206.7% |
| 1999 | 16.2% | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 17.2% | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 18.0% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 18.8% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 19.1% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 18.6% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 18.5% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 19.1% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 19.6% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 21.3% | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 22.5% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 24.1% | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 25.1% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 26.4% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 28.0% | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 28.7% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 30.0% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 32.1% | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 32.8% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 34.2% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 34.9% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 36.5% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 36.5% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 36.0% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 36.4% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 36.6% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.0% | 4.8% | 16.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 19.2% | 17.2% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.6% | 24.1% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.4% | 36.0% | 36.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries
- 175 Mali 30.3% compare
- 176 Yemen 29.6% compare
- 177 Mozambique 29.0% compare
- 178 Solomon Islands 27.2% compare
- 179 Mauritania 27.0% compare
- 180 Eritrea 25.1% compare
- 181 Congo 25.0% compare
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.1094 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 12.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.3263 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22.98 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.12 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.49 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 36.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 36.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 1997.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 178th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Least Developed Countries 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