Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 47.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Pre-demographic dividend, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Pre-demographic dividend is 47.2%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 47.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 21.6%, in 1997.
That places Pre-demographic dividend 41st out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 21.6% | — |
| 1998 | 22.3% | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 22.5% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 23.1% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 24.5% | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 25.7% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 27.5% | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 29.1% | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 30.8% | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 32.0% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 32.6% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 35.3% | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 37.5% | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 40.1% | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 41.1% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 42.6% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 45.0% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 46.2% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 46.0% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 45.8% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 46.4% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 46.9% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 47.2% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.1% | 21.6% | 22.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 29.8% | 23.1% | 37.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.7% | 40.1% | 47.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
More education data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Population ages 15-64 55.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4.66 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 98.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 4.66 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.2% (2024)
- Labor force, female 45.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Pre-demographic dividend was 47.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 47.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.6% in 1997.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 41st out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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.