Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 97.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1995–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Central Europe and the Baltics recorded 97.1% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 98.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 89.3%, in 1995.
That places Central Europe and the Baltics 15th 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 25 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 89.3% | — |
| 1996 | 90.4% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 91.6% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 91.3% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 93.9% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 94.5% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 94.4% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 95.1% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 95.7% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 96.2% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 97.0% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 97.3% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 96.9% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 96.9% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 96.5% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 96.5% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 97.9% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 98.2% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 98.0% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 98.1% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 98.3% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 97.2% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 97.1% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.3% | 89.3% | 93.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 96.0% | 94.4% | 97.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.4% | 96.0% | 98.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
More education data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 14.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.3% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 337,770 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0452 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.52 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 8.33 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Central Europe and the Baltics was 97.1% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 98.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.3% in 1995.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 15th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official 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.