Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in IDA total
IDA total: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 56.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in IDA total, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in IDA total stood at 56.9%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in IDA total peaked at 56.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 34.3%, in 1998.
IDA total ranks 34th 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 total, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 37.0% | — |
| 1998 | 34.3% | -7.2% |
| 1999 | 34.9% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 35.8% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 37.7% | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 39.1% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 40.0% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 40.9% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 42.6% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 43.9% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 44.8% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 46.1% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 47.6% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 49.5% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 50.8% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 52.4% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 53.2% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 54.3% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 54.9% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 55.3% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 55.8% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 56.7% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 56.9% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.4% | 34.3% | 37.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 41.9% | 35.8% | 47.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.0% | 49.5% | 56.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
More education data for IDA total
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7.15 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0037 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 7.15 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.0% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 98.5% (2024)
- Labor force, total 757.58 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in IDA total?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in IDA total was 56.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 56.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.3% in 1998.
- How does IDA total rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- IDA total ranks 34th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA total 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.