Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in India

India: Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, female was 1.7% in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
1.7%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
83rd
of 110 countries
All-time high
1.7%
in 2019
All-time low
0.3%
in 1998
Years of data
17
1998–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in India, 1998–2019

0.511.51998200820191998: 0.284 %1999: 0.316 %2000: 0.35 %2001: 0.692 %2002: 0.659 %2003: 0.625 %2004: 0.65 %2005: 0.704 %2006: 1.1 %2007: 1.2 %2012: 1.3 %2013: 1.5 %2014: 1.3 %2015: 1.4 %2016: 1.4 %2018: 1.7 %2019: 1.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

India recorded 1.7% for gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 40.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in India peaked at 1.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1998.

India ranks 83rd of 110 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 2
2000s 0.7% 0.3% 1.2% 8
2010s 1.5% 1.3% 1.7% 7

Countries ranked near India

  1. 80 France 2.4% compare
  2. 81 Qatar 2.1% compare
  3. 82 Bangladesh 1.8% compare
  4. 84 Saudi Arabia 1.6% compare
  5. 85 Rwanda 1.6% compare
  6. 86 Ethiopia 1.6% compare

See the full ranking of 110 places β†’

More reference data data for India

All data for India β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in India?
Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in India was 1.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, female recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2019.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, female recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1998.
How does India rank for gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, female?
India ranks 83rd out of 110 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, female rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this India data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
110 places, 1,400 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official post-secondary non-tertiary education age.