School enrollment, tertiary, female in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: School enrollment, tertiary, female was 70.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
School enrollment, tertiary, female in Upper middle income, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2024, school enrollment, tertiary, female in Upper middle income stood at 70.7%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 48.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary, female in Upper middle income peaked at 70.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 1971.
Upper middle income ranks 10th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School enrollment, tertiary, female in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.3% | — |
| 1971 | 3.1% | -41.1% |
| 1972 | 3.4% | +9.0% |
| 1973 | 4.0% | +17.1% |
| 1974 | 4.1% | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 4.1% | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 4.4% | +5.7% |
| 1977 | 4.8% | +10.0% |
| 1978 | 5.0% | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 5.3% | +7.4% |
| 1980 | 5.8% | +9.3% |
| 1981 | 6.0% | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 6.1% | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 6.1% | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 9.0% | +47.2% |
| 1985 | 9.2% | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 6.5% | -29.4% |
| 1987 | 7.5% | +15.1% |
| 1988 | 6.9% | -8.2% |
| 1989 | 7.5% | +10.1% |
| 1990 | 7.2% | -5.0% |
| 1991 | 7.8% | +9.0% |
| 1992 | 8.4% | +7.8% |
| 1993 | 8.0% | -5.3% |
| 1994 | 9.2% | +16.0% |
| 1995 | 12.3% | +33.1% |
| 1996 | 10.5% | -14.7% |
| 1997 | 14.4% | +37.2% |
| 1998 | 12.8% | -11.1% |
| 1999 | 14.0% | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 15.1% | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 16.2% | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 18.2% | +12.4% |
| 2003 | 20.4% | +12.1% |
| 2004 | 22.4% | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 24.0% | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 27.1% | +13.3% |
| 2007 | 27.7% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 29.3% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 30.8% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 33.0% | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 35.1% | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 38.1% | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 41.0% | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 47.7% | +16.5% |
| 2015 | 50.6% | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 53.0% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 54.7% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 56.4% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 58.7% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 61.7% | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 65.0% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 67.8% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 70.4% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 70.7% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.3% | 3.1% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.1% | 5.8% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.5% | 7.2% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.1% | 15.1% | 30.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.8% | 33.0% | 58.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.1% | 61.7% | 70.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More education data for Upper middle income
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 19.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 13.41 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0044 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.7% (2024)
- Labor force, female 42.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary, female in Upper middle income?
- School enrollment, tertiary, female in Upper middle income was 70.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary, female recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 70.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary, female recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 1971.
- How does Upper middle income rank for school enrollment, tertiary, female?
- Upper middle income ranks 10th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary, female rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Upper middle income data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.