Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%) (Gross) in World
World: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%) (Gross) 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.
That places World 29th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%) (Gross) in World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 83.3% | — |
| 1994 | 83.4% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 84.0% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 84.6% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 84.5% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 84.7% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 84.7% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 85.3% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 86.2% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 87.0% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 89.2% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 90.2% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 91.1% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 91.7% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 92.9% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 93.7% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 94.0% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 94.4% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 94.9% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 95.6% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 96.6% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 95.9% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 95.9% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 97.1% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 96.8% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 94.5% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 94.8% | +0.4% |
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
- 26 Aruba 109.2% compare
- 27 Portugal 109.0% compare
- 28 Kazakhstan 108.8% compare
- 29 Saint Kitts and Nevis 108.8% compare
- 30 Spain 108.6% compare
- 31 Rwanda 108.3% compare
- 32 San Marino 108.0% compare
More reference data data for World
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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 68.68 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 64.37 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 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 89.7% (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.82 million number (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 29th out of 45 groups 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.