Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Middle income

Middle income: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female was 96.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
96.5%
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
24th
of 43 groups
All-time high
99.6%
in 2016
All-time low
84.5%
in 1994
Years of data
26
1994–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Middle income, 1994–2019

0204060801001994200620191994: 84.5 %1995: 85.2 %1996: 85.9 %1997: 85.8 %1998: 86.1 %1999: 86.1 %2000: 86.9 %2001: 87.8 %2002: 88.5 %2003: 91.1 %2004: 92.2 %2005: 93 %2006: 93.4 %2007: 94.8 %2008: 95.3 %2009: 95.6 %2010: 96.1 %2011: 96.8 %2012: 97.5 %2013: 98.8 %2014: 97.9 %2015: 98 %2016: 99.6 %2017: 99.1 %2018: 96.1 %2019: 96.5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Middle income stood at 96.5%.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Middle income peaked at 99.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 84.5%, in 1994.

Middle income ranks 24th 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 Middle income, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%) in Middle income, 1994 to 2019.
Year % Change
1994 84.5%
1995 85.2% +0.7%
1996 85.9% +0.9%
1997 85.8% -0.1%
1998 86.1% +0.4%
1999 86.1% -0.0%
2000 86.9% +0.8%
2001 87.8% +1.1%
2002 88.5% +0.8%
2003 91.1% +2.9%
2004 92.2% +1.2%
2005 93.0% +0.9%
2006 93.4% +0.4%
2007 94.8% +1.5%
2008 95.3% +0.6%
2009 95.6% +0.3%
2010 96.1% +0.6%
2011 96.8% +0.7%
2012 97.5% +0.7%
2013 98.8% +1.3%
2014 97.9% -0.9%
2015 98.0% +0.1%
2016 99.6% +1.7%
2017 99.1% -0.5%
2018 96.1% -3.1%
2019 96.5% +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 85.6% 84.5% 86.1% 6
2000s 91.9% 86.9% 95.6% 10
2010s 97.6% 96.1% 99.6% 10

Countries ranked near Middle income

  1. 21 Grenada 110.9% compare
  2. 22 Vietnam 110.6% compare
  3. 23 Colombia 110.6% compare
  4. 24 Peru 109.8% compare
  5. 25 Nicaragua 109.2% compare
  6. 26 Aruba 109.2% compare
  7. 27 Portugal 109.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Middle income?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Middle income was 96.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Middle income?
The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2016.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 84.5% in 1994.
How does Middle income rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
Middle income ranks 24th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Middle 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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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

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.