Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female was 94.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in IDA & IBRD total, 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in IDA & IBRD total stood at 94.0%.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 96.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 80.9%, in 1994.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 28th of 43 groups on this measure, 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 in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 80.9% | — |
| 1995 | 81.6% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 82.3% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 82.5% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 82.6% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 82.5% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 83.3% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 84.2% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 85.2% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 87.7% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 88.8% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 89.8% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 90.4% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 91.8% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 92.6% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 92.9% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 93.4% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 94.1% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 94.9% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 95.9% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 95.2% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 95.2% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 96.6% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 96.2% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 93.6% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 94.0% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.1% | 80.9% | 82.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 88.7% | 83.3% | 92.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.9% | 93.4% | 96.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
More reference data data for IDA & IBRD total
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.73 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 120.16 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 58.08 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 62.08 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.66 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.79 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.4% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.54 years (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 9.82 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, male 1.55 years (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in IDA & IBRD total?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in IDA & IBRD total was 94.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 96.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.9% in 1994.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 28th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.