Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in India
India: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female was 93.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in India, 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in India is 93.3%, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 14.5% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in India peaked at 111.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 72.2%, in 1999.
India ranks 145th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 73.1% | — |
| 1995 | 72.6% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 75.5% | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 75.5% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 72.2% | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 73.7% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 74.3% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 76.5% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 86.8% | +13.4% |
| 2007 | 96.4% | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 98.4% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 97.9% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 98.9% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 100.3% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 101.8% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 106.4% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 105.4% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 105.7% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 111.3% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 109.1% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 93.3% | -14.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.8% | 72.2% | 75.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 86.3% | 73.7% | 98.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 103.6% | 93.3% | 111.3% | 9 |
Countries ranked near India
- 142 Cameroon 93.8% compare
- 143 Congo 93.6% compare
- 144 North Macedonia 93.6% compare
- 146 Micronesia, Federated States of 93.1% compare
- 147 British Virgin Islands 92.4% compare
- 148 Zambia 91.8% compare
More reference data data for India
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 20.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 68.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 70.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 309.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 85.03 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in India?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in India was 93.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 111.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.2% in 1999.
- How does India rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
- India ranks 145th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.