Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female was 80.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
80.1%
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
151st
of 219 groups
All-time high
80.1%
in 2024
All-time low
51.4%
in 1979
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) is 80.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 80.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51.4%, in 1979.
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 151st of 219 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 53.0% | — |
| 1971 | 52.4% | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 51.9% | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 52.3% | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 52.5% | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 53.9% | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 54.8% | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 56.1% | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 54.4% | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 51.4% | -5.6% |
| 1980 | 55.3% | +7.6% |
| 1981 | 58.0% | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 58.4% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 59.2% | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 60.7% | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 62.9% | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 63.7% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 63.4% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 63.8% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 63.7% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 65.1% | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 65.1% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 65.6% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 66.0% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 66.9% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 67.8% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 68.6% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 69.2% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 70.4% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 71.6% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 71.3% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 71.4% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 72.1% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 73.9% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 75.5% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 76.1% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 75.9% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 76.8% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 76.9% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 76.8% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 77.4% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 78.0% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 79.4% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 74.7% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 74.6% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 73.9% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 73.5% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 73.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 74.6% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 75.4% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 76.4% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 76.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 78.5% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 79.2% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 80.1% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53.3% | 51.4% | 56.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.9% | 55.3% | 63.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.6% | 65.1% | 71.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.7% | 71.3% | 76.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.5% | 73.5% | 79.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.2% | 76.4% | 80.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- 148 Papua New Guinea 81.2% compare
- 149 Romania 81.0% compare
- 150 Côte d'Ivoire 80.8% compare
- 151 Suriname 80.3% compare
- 152 Zambia 79.8% compare
- 153 Luxembourg 77.3% compare
- 154 Afghanistan 76.7% compare
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.304 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6427 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6849 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 23.71 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 80.1% 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 ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 80.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.4% in 1979.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 151st out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. 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 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