School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) in World
World: School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) was 101.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in World, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
World recorded 101.5% for school enrollment, primary, female in 2024.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in World peaked at 102.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 73.0%, in 1971.
World ranks 15th of 45 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.
School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) in World, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 82.5% | — |
| 1971 | 73.0% | -11.5% |
| 1972 | 73.3% | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 74.9% | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 75.0% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 78.4% | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 80.8% | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 81.8% | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 81.3% | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 81.7% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 83.5% | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 84.4% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 85.7% | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 86.4% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 87.5% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 88.6% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 89.5% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 90.2% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 91.5% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 91.1% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 90.4% | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 90.5% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 91.0% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 91.4% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 92.1% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 91.8% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 91.9% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 93.6% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 93.1% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 94.6% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 95.2% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 95.5% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 95.9% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 98.4% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 99.1% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 99.3% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 99.6% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 100.6% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 101.2% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 101.2% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 101.1% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 101.0% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 101.6% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 102.6% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 101.3% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 100.8% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 102.3% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 101.8% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 98.1% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 98.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 98.7% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 98.6% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.5% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 99.9% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 101.5% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 78.3% | 73.0% | 82.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 87.8% | 83.5% | 91.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 92.0% | 90.4% | 94.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.6% | 95.2% | 101.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.9% | 98.1% | 102.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 98.6% | 101.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
- 12 Papua New Guinea 118.9% compare
- 13 Monaco 118.9% compare
- 14 Uzbekistan 118.4% compare
- 15 Zambia 118.3% compare
- 16 Namibia 117.9% compare
- 17 Saint Kitts and Nevis 117.0% compare
- 18 Mozambique 116.1% compare
More education data for World
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 651.68 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 780.85 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0959 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.08 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, female in World?
- School enrollment, primary, female in World was 101.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 102.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.0% in 1971.
- How does World rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- World ranks 15th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 55 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.