Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 99.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Upper middle income, 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Upper middle income is 99.9%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Upper middle income peaked at 99.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 74.4%, in 1994.
Upper middle income ranks 10th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 74.4% | — |
| 1995 | 77.8% | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 81.3% | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 83.1% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 83.4% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 82.8% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 83.0% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 84.0% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 85.8% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 88.1% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 90.4% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 92.8% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 95.0% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 97.3% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 98.0% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 98.8% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 98.3% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 97.1% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 96.7% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 97.6% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 96.8% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 96.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.2% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 99.9% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.4% | 74.4% | 83.4% | 6 |
| 2000s | 91.3% | 83.0% | 98.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.8% | 96.7% | 99.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More education data for Upper middle income
- Population ages 0-14 19.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 13.41 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0044 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.7% (2024)
- Labor force, female 42.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Upper middle income?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Upper middle income was 99.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.4% in 1994.
- How does Upper middle income rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- Upper middle income ranks 10th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper 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.