Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Low income
Low income: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 44.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Low income, 1997–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Low income stood at 44.1%.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Low income peaked at 44.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 24.3%, in 1998.
That places Low income 43rd out of 43 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Low income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 25.0% | — |
| 1998 | 24.3% | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 24.3% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 24.7% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 25.4% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 26.8% | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 30.1% | +12.1% |
| 2004 | 31.4% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 33.1% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 35.2% | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 36.7% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 38.3% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 39.9% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 41.7% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 43.1% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 44.2% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 43.0% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 43.4% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 43.4% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 43.6% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 44.0% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 44.1% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.5% | 24.3% | 25.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 32.1% | 24.7% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.4% | 41.7% | 44.2% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More education data for Low income
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 40.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.8% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.88 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 94.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.6% (2024)
- Labor force, female 43.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Low income?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Low income was 44.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 44.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.3% in 1998.
- How does Low income rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- Low income ranks 43rd out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low 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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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.