Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in IBRD only

IBRD only: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female was 99.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
99.5%
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
16th
of 43 groups
All-time high
104.0%
in 2016
All-time low
89.1%
in 1994
Years of data
26
1994–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in IBRD only, 1994–2019

02550751001994200620191994: 89.1 %1995: 89.9 %1996: 91 %1997: 90.7 %1998: 90.8 %1999: 90.6 %2000: 91.1 %2001: 92 %2002: 92.7 %2003: 95.6 %2004: 96.5 %2005: 97.2 %2006: 97.5 %2007: 99.1 %2008: 100.1 %2009: 100.2 %2010: 100.5 %2011: 100.9 %2012: 101.4 %2013: 103 %2014: 101.7 %2015: 102 %2016: 104 %2017: 103.3 %2018: 99.1 %2019: 99.5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in IBRD only stood at 99.5%.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in IBRD only peaked at 104.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 89.1%, in 1994.

That places IBRD only 16th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 90.4% 89.1% 91.0% 6
2000s 96.2% 91.1% 100.2% 10
2010s 101.5% 99.1% 104.0% 10

Countries ranked near IBRD only

  1. 13 Samoa 113.8% compare
  2. 14 Tunisia 113.3% compare
  3. 15 Naoero 113.2% compare
  4. 16 Brazil 113.1% compare
  5. 17 Fiji 113.0% compare
  6. 18 Uruguay 112.8% compare
  7. 19 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 112.7% compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in IBRD only?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in IBRD only was 99.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in IBRD only?
The highest recorded value was 104.0% in 2016.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in IBRD only?
The lowest recorded value was 89.1% in 1994.
How does IBRD only rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
IBRD only ranks 16th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in IBRD only?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this IBRD only 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.