Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 65.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries is 65.8%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 66.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.2%, in 1994.
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 115th 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 UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 28.2% | — |
| 1995 | 29.5% | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 29.1% | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 31.0% | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 35.4% | +14.1% |
| 1999 | 35.2% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 36.3% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 36.5% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 38.2% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 40.0% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 41.6% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 43.1% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 45.0% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 46.8% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 49.7% | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 51.9% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 53.4% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 55.1% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 57.0% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 59.2% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 61.2% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 61.0% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 61.5% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 60.9% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 62.1% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 62.8% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 63.3% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 64.7% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 65.6% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 66.0% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 65.8% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.4% | 28.2% | 35.4% | 6 |
| 2000s | 42.9% | 36.3% | 51.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.4% | 53.4% | 62.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.1% | 63.3% | 66.0% | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 220.95 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 274.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8422 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 294.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4689 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 178.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.1674 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 108.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 65.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 66.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.2% in 1994.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 115th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef 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