Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Euro area

Euro area: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female was 103.6% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
103.6%
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
5th
of 43 groups
All-time high
105.0%
in 2005
All-time low
101.1%
in 1992
Years of data
28
1992–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Euro area, 1992–2019

02550751001992200520191992: 101.1 %1993: 102.9 %1994: 104.1 %1995: 103.8 %1996: 103.6 %1997: 103 %1998: 103.2 %1999: 102.6 %2000: 103.7 %2001: 103.7 %2002: 103.7 %2003: 104 %2004: 104.1 %2005: 105 %2006: 105 %2007: 104.7 %2008: 104.2 %2009: 104.2 %2010: 104.1 %2011: 103.8 %2012: 103.6 %2013: 104.4 %2014: 103.5 %2015: 103.4 %2016: 103.2 %2017: 103.4 %2018: 103.5 %2019: 103.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Euro area stood at 103.6%.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Euro area peaked at 105.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 101.1%, in 1992.

Euro area ranks 5th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Euro area, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%) in Euro area, 1992 to 2019.
Year % Change
1992 101.1%
1993 102.9% +1.7%
1994 104.1% +1.2%
1995 103.8% -0.3%
1996 103.6% -0.2%
1997 103.0% -0.6%
1998 103.2% +0.2%
1999 102.6% -0.6%
2000 103.7% +1.1%
2001 103.7% -0.0%
2002 103.7% +0.0%
2003 104.0% +0.3%
2004 104.1% +0.1%
2005 105.0% +0.9%
2006 105.0% -0.1%
2007 104.7% -0.3%
2008 104.2% -0.5%
2009 104.2% +0.0%
2010 104.1% -0.1%
2011 103.8% -0.2%
2012 103.6% -0.2%
2013 104.4% +0.8%
2014 103.5% -0.9%
2015 103.4% -0.1%
2016 103.2% -0.2%
2017 103.4% +0.2%
2018 103.5% +0.1%
2019 103.6% +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 103.0% 101.1% 104.1% 8
2000s 104.2% 103.7% 105.0% 10
2010s 103.6% 103.2% 104.4% 10

Countries ranked near Euro area

  1. 2 Sweden 127.1% compare
  2. 3 Sierra Leone 125.5% compare
  3. 4 Costa Rica 124.7% compare
  4. 5 Belgium 120.2% compare
  5. 6 Algeria 119.1% compare
  6. 7 Namibia 118.5% compare
  7. 8 Argentina 116.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Euro area?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Euro area was 103.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Euro area?
The highest recorded value was 105.0% in 2005.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Euro area?
The lowest recorded value was 101.1% in 1992.
How does Euro area rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
Euro area ranks 5th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Euro area?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Euro area data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official primary and lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.