Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female was 99.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) stood at 99.3%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 100.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 92.7%, in 2005.
That places Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 18th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 94.6% | — |
| 1999 | 94.9% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 95.2% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 97.6% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 98.6% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 97.5% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 94.6% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 92.7% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 93.5% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 94.2% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 95.1% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 95.7% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 97.1% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 97.9% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 97.8% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 100.2% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 100.1% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 98.9% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 99.2% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 98.9% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 99.4% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 99.3% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.7% | 94.6% | 94.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 95.5% | 92.7% | 98.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.9% | 97.1% | 100.2% | 10 |
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More reference data data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 2,129 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 1,612 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 1,548 (2026)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 4.07 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.92 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 2.88 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 3.04 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 4.09 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 4.06 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 81.6% (2019)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 99.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 100.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.7% in 2005.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 18th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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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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.