Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Low income
Low income: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female was 80.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Low income, 1997–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Low income is 80.2%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Low income peaked at 80.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 49.4%, in 1998.
Low income ranks 42nd of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Low income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 49.7% | — |
| 1998 | 49.4% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 49.8% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 51.7% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 53.8% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 57.5% | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 60.7% | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 62.5% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 65.9% | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 68.7% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 70.8% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 74.2% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 75.5% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 76.4% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 77.4% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 78.8% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 78.6% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 79.7% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 79.2% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 79.6% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 79.9% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 80.2% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.6% | 49.4% | 49.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 64.1% | 51.7% | 75.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.9% | 76.4% | 80.2% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 39 Morocco 106.6% compare
- 40 Malta 106.4% compare
- 41 United Arab Emirates 106.3% compare
- 42 Luxembourg 106.2% compare
- 43 Denmark 106.2% compare
- 44 Palau 106.1% compare
- 45 United Kingdom 105.9% compare
More reference data data for Low income
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 2,206 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 259.59 (2025)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 248.16 (2026)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 18.98 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.37 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.61 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.43 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.91 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.0% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Low income?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Low income was 80.2% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 80.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.4% in 1998.
- How does Low income rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
- Low income ranks 42nd out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low income 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.