Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in WB: South Asia
WB: South Asia: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female was 96.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in WB: South Asia, 1999–2024
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 WB: South Asia is 96.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in WB: South Asia peaked at 113.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 65.2%, in 1999.
WB: South Asia ranks 62nd of 219 groups on this measure, 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 WB: South Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 65.2% | — |
| 2000 | 65.5% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 66.5% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 69.6% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 76.9% | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 80.2% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 83.6% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 86.5% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 89.4% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 92.2% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 94.4% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 92.2% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 90.6% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 93.8% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 96.9% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 99.1% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 100.6% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 100.8% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 100.3% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 98.3% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 98.1% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 99.6% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 100.3% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 113.4% | +13.1% |
| 2023 | 95.1% | -16.1% |
| 2024 | 96.1% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.2% | 65.2% | 65.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 80.5% | 65.5% | 94.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.1% | 90.6% | 100.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.9% | 95.1% | 113.4% | 5 |
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More education data for WB: South Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 74.44 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 152.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 77.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 160.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.5 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in WB: South Asia?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in WB: South Asia was 96.1% 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 WB: South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 113.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in WB: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.2% in 1999.
- How does WB: South Asia rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female?
- WB: South Asia ranks 62nd out of 219 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in WB: South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: South Asia 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