Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in IDA only
IDA only: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 56.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in IDA only, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in IDA only stood at 56.9%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in IDA only peaked at 56.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 31.7%, in 1998.
IDA only ranks 35th of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in IDA only, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 35.6% | — |
| 1998 | 31.7% | -11.0% |
| 1999 | 32.5% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 34.0% | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 35.4% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 37.3% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 39.0% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 39.3% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 41.2% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 42.7% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 44.1% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 45.2% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 46.9% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 49.0% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 50.5% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 52.2% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 52.4% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 53.7% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 54.6% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 55.4% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 56.1% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 56.9% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 56.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.3% | 31.7% | 35.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 40.5% | 34.0% | 46.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.8% | 49.0% | 56.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
More education data for IDA only
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.00 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 37.5% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5.00 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 101.6% (2024)
- Labor force, total 476.44 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in IDA only?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in IDA only was 56.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 56.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.7% in 1998.
- How does IDA only rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- IDA only ranks 35th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA only 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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About this data
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.