Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 86.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Early-demographic dividend, 1993–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Early-demographic dividend is 86.9%, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 87.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 55.9%, in 1994.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 25th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 56.2% | — |
| 1994 | 55.9% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 57.2% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 60.7% | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 61.2% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 59.5% | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 58.9% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 60.3% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 62.0% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 64.3% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 66.9% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 68.4% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 70.1% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 71.4% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 74.5% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 75.5% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 76.4% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 78.8% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 81.2% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 82.6% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 84.6% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 86.3% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 87.5% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 87.8% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 87.3% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 87.4% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 86.9% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.5% | 55.9% | 61.2% | 7 |
| 2000s | 69.0% | 60.3% | 76.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.0% | 78.8% | 87.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
More education data for Early-demographic dividend
- Population ages 15-64 66.3% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 364.78 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1027 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 320.06 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 26.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Early-demographic dividend?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Early-demographic dividend was 86.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 87.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.9% in 1994.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 25th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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.