Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 99.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 99.3% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in 2019.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 99.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 88.0%, in 1997.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 13th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 88.0% | — |
| 1998 | 89.3% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 89.9% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 90.7% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 93.2% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 93.3% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 92.8% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 89.6% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 88.4% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 90.2% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 91.1% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 92.2% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 93.2% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 94.8% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 95.6% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 95.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.1% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 98.5% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 97.6% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 98.1% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 99.2% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 99.4% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 99.3% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.1% | 88.0% | 89.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 91.5% | 88.4% | 93.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.6% | 94.8% | 99.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
More education data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0567 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 26.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.105 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 44.41 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.45 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 19.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.0% in 1997.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 13th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.