Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%) (Gross) in IBRD only
IBRD only: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%) (Gross) was 99.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in IBRD only, 1994–2019
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 17th 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 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%) (Gross) in IBRD only, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 89.1% | — |
| 1995 | 89.9% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 91.0% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 90.7% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 90.8% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 90.6% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 91.1% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 92.0% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 92.7% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 95.6% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 96.5% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 97.2% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 97.5% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 99.1% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 100.1% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 100.2% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 100.5% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 100.9% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 101.4% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 103.0% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 101.7% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 102.0% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 104.0% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 103.3% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 99.1% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 99.5% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for IBRD only
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.63 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 39.76 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 36.53 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 76.29 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.64 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.62 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.2% (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.41 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.93 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.16 GPIA (2019)
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 17th out of 45 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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About this data
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.