Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 90.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
90.4%
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
22nd
of 45 groups
All-time high
90.4%
in 2019
All-time low
66.4%
in 1994
Years of data
26
1994–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1994–2019

0204060801001994200620191994: 66.4 %1995: 67.1 %1996: 69.6 %1997: 71.3 %1998: 73.1 %1999: 75.4 %2000: 76.3 %2001: 77 %2002: 78.2 %2003: 79.9 %2004: 81.5 %2005: 81.6 %2006: 81.6 %2007: 81.6 %2008: 83.2 %2009: 86.5 %2010: 86.6 %2011: 87.9 %2012: 88.6 %2013: 85.8 %2014: 87 %2015: 90.3 %2016: 88.4 %2017: 88.9 %2018: 89.5 %2019: 90.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 90.4%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 90.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 66.4%, in 1994.

That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 22nd out of 45 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1994 to 2019.
Year % Change
1994 66.4%
1995 67.1% +1.1%
1996 69.6% +3.7%
1997 71.3% +2.4%
1998 73.1% +2.6%
1999 75.4% +3.2%
2000 76.3% +1.2%
2001 77.0% +0.9%
2002 78.2% +1.5%
2003 79.9% +2.2%
2004 81.5% +2.0%
2005 81.6% +0.0%
2006 81.6% +0.1%
2007 81.6% -0.1%
2008 83.2% +2.0%
2009 86.5% +4.0%
2010 86.6% +0.0%
2011 87.9% +1.6%
2012 88.6% +0.7%
2013 85.8% -3.2%
2014 87.0% +1.4%
2015 90.3% +3.8%
2016 88.4% -2.1%
2017 88.9% +0.5%
2018 89.5% +0.7%
2019 90.4% +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 70.5% 66.4% 75.4% 6
2000s 80.7% 76.3% 86.5% 10
2010s 88.3% 85.8% 90.4% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 90.4% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 90.4% in 2019.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 66.4% in 1994.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 22nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.