Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 81.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Low & middle income, 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Low & middle income stood at 81.9%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Low & middle income peaked at 81.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 60.5%, in 1994.
That places Low & middle income 31st out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 60.5% | — |
| 1995 | 62.0% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 65.0% | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 65.8% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 64.7% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 64.0% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 64.8% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 66.1% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 68.1% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 70.1% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 71.5% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 73.1% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 74.0% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 75.8% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 76.6% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 77.1% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 78.4% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 79.3% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 79.5% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 80.8% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 81.2% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 81.5% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 81.5% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 81.2% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 81.7% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 81.9% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.7% | 60.5% | 65.8% | 6 |
| 2000s | 71.7% | 64.8% | 77.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.7% | 78.4% | 81.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 28 Namibia 109.7% compare
- 29 Palau 109.3% compare
- 30 Hong Kong, China 109.1% compare
- 31 Brunei Darussalam 108.6% compare
- 32 Antigua and Barbuda 108.3% compare
- 33 Georgia 108.3% compare
- 34 Colombia 108.0% compare
More education data for Low & middle income
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1043 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 701.53 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 554.22 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Low & middle income?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Low & middle income was 81.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 81.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.5% in 1994.
- How does Low & middle income rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- Low & middle income ranks 31st out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle 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.