Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 99.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) stood at 99.3%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 99.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 87.5%, in 2005.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 12th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 89.1% | — |
| 1999 | 89.5% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 90.4% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 93.2% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 93.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 92.6% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 88.9% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 87.5% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 89.4% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 90.4% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 91.6% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 92.8% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 94.6% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 95.5% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 95.7% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 98.3% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 98.5% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 97.6% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 99.2% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 99.4% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 99.3% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.3% | 89.1% | 89.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 91.0% | 87.5% | 93.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.6% | 94.6% | 99.4% | 10 |
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More education data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.66 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1746 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0626 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 28.09 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 99.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.5% in 2005.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 12th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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.