Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in World
World: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female was 94.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in World, 1993–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in World stood at 94.8%.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in World peaked at 97.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 83.3%, in 1993.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.2% | 83.3% | 84.7% | 7 |
| 2000s | 90.1% | 85.3% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.7% | 94.4% | 97.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near World
- 1 Nepal 129.0% compare
- 2 Sweden 127.1% compare
- 3 Sierra Leone 125.5% compare
- 4 Costa Rica 124.7% compare
- 5 Belgium 120.2% compare
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- Exposure to extreme precipitation — Annual precipitation change -41.07 Millimetres per year (2023)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.73 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 68.68 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 64.37 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 133.05 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.79 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.67 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr 89.7% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.61 years (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in World?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in World was 94.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 97.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.3% in 1993.
- How does World rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
- World ranks 2nd out of 2 regions with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.