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

Latest (2019)
94.8%
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
2nd
of 2 regions
All-time high
97.1%
in 2016
All-time low
83.3%
in 1993
Years of data
27
1993–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in World, 1993–2019

0204060801001993200620191993: 83.3 %1994: 83.4 %1995: 84 %1996: 84.6 %1997: 84.5 %1998: 84.7 %1999: 84.7 %2000: 85.3 %2001: 86.2 %2002: 87 %2003: 89.2 %2004: 90.2 %2005: 91.1 %2006: 91.7 %2007: 92.9 %2008: 93.7 %2009: 94 %2010: 94.4 %2011: 94.9 %2012: 95.6 %2013: 96.6 %2014: 95.9 %2015: 95.9 %2016: 97.1 %2017: 96.8 %2018: 94.5 %2019: 94.8 %

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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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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.