Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in IDA total
IDA total: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female was 84.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in IDA total, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
IDA total recorded 84.2% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in IDA total peaked at 84.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 59.3%, in 1997.
IDA total ranks 36th of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in IDA total, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 59.3% | — |
| 1998 | 59.4% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 60.1% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 62.1% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 63.8% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 66.1% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 68.3% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 70.0% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 72.5% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 74.2% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 75.4% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 76.5% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 77.7% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 79.0% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 80.6% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 82.1% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 82.3% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 82.8% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 82.5% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 83.0% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 83.2% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 83.8% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 84.2% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.6% | 59.3% | 60.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 70.7% | 62.1% | 77.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.3% | 79.0% | 84.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 33 Malawi 107.6% compare
- 34 Lesotho 107.6% compare
- 35 Iran, Islamic Republic of 107.4% compare
- 36 Ireland 107.3% compare
- 37 Timor-Leste 107.3% compare
- 38 Sao Tome and Principe 106.9% compare
- 39 Morocco 106.6% compare
More reference data data for IDA total
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.89 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 43.98 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 21.60 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 22.37 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.72 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.06 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.5% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.9093 years (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 3.41 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, male 0.9249 years (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in IDA total?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in IDA total was 84.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 84.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.3% in 1997.
- How does IDA total rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
- IDA total ranks 36th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA 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.