Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Lower middle income

Lower middle income: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 80.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
80.2%
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
33rd
of 43 groups
All-time high
81.0%
in 2016
All-time low
52.4%
in 1993
Years of data
27
1993–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Lower middle income, 1993–2019

0204060801993200620191993: 52.4 %1994: 52.8 %1995: 52.8 %1996: 56 %1997: 56.1 %1998: 54 %1999: 52.9 %2000: 54 %2001: 55.6 %2002: 58.1 %2003: 60.4 %2004: 61.9 %2005: 64 %2006: 64.5 %2007: 67.1 %2008: 68.5 %2009: 69.1 %2010: 71.8 %2011: 74 %2012: 75.6 %2013: 78.2 %2014: 80.1 %2015: 80.4 %2016: 81 %2017: 80.6 %2018: 80.7 %2019: 80.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Lower middle income stood at 80.2%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Lower middle income peaked at 81.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 52.4%, in 1993.

Lower middle income ranks 33rd of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Lower middle income, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%) in Lower middle income, 1993 to 2019.
Year % Change
1993 52.4%
1994 52.8% +0.8%
1995 52.8% -0.0%
1996 56.0% +6.0%
1997 56.1% +0.1%
1998 54.0% -3.7%
1999 52.9% -2.0%
2000 54.0% +2.0%
2001 55.6% +3.0%
2002 58.1% +4.4%
2003 60.4% +4.0%
2004 61.9% +2.5%
2005 64.0% +3.3%
2006 64.5% +0.9%
2007 67.1% +3.9%
2008 68.5% +2.1%
2009 69.1% +0.8%
2010 71.8% +3.9%
2011 74.0% +3.1%
2012 75.6% +2.1%
2013 78.2% +3.5%
2014 80.1% +2.4%
2015 80.4% +0.4%
2016 81.0% +0.7%
2017 80.6% -0.5%
2018 80.7% +0.1%
2019 80.2% -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 53.9% 52.4% 56.1% 7
2000s 62.3% 54.0% 69.1% 10
2010s 78.3% 71.8% 81.0% 10

Countries ranked near Lower middle income

  1. 30 Hong Kong 109.1% compare
  2. 31 Brunei 108.6% compare
  3. 32 Antigua and Barbuda 108.3% compare
  4. 33 Georgia 108.3% compare
  5. 34 Colombia 108.0% compare
  6. 35 Dominica 107.9% compare
  7. 36 Samoa 107.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Lower middle income?
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Lower middle income was 80.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Lower middle income?
The highest recorded value was 81.0% in 2016.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Lower middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 52.4% in 1993.
How does Lower middle income rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
Lower middle income ranks 33rd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Lower middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lower 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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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,599 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

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.