Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in India
India: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 85.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in India, 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in India is 85.8%, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in India peaked at 90.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 50.3%, in 1999.
India ranks 131st of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 51.9% | — |
| 1995 | 50.9% | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 58.3% | +14.5% |
| 1997 | 58.4% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 50.3% | -13.8% |
| 2000 | 51.2% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 52.3% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 55.7% | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 60.9% | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 63.3% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 67.4% | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 68.4% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 73.6% | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 75.4% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 74.9% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 78.9% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 83.2% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 84.6% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 88.3% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 90.8% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 90.5% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 90.8% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 89.1% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 87.9% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 85.8% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.0% | 50.3% | 58.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 64.3% | 51.2% | 75.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.0% | 78.9% | 90.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.732 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.04 million (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.15 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 21.75 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 22.14 million (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.0911 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in India?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in India was 85.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 90.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.3% in 1999.
- How does India rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- India ranks 131st out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.