Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female was 91.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) recorded 91.8% for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in 2024.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) peaked at 102.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 64.5%, in 1999.
That places ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 93rd out of 219 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 64.5% | — |
| 2000 | 64.6% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 65.5% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 67.8% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 73.3% | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 76.6% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 79.6% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 81.2% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 83.5% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 85.6% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 87.2% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 85.8% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 84.6% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 87.5% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 89.8% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 91.6% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 92.6% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 93.7% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 91.9% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 90.2% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 90.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 91.9% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 92.7% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 102.6% | +10.7% |
| 2023 | 90.0% | -12.2% |
| 2024 | 91.8% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.5% | 64.5% | 64.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 76.5% | 64.6% | 87.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.8% | 84.6% | 93.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.8% | 90.0% | 102.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
More education data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.5261 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 100.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1925 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 93.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 108.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) was 91.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The highest recorded value was 102.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.5% in 1999.
- How does ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female?
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 93rd out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release