Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 87.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Early-demographic dividend, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Early-demographic dividend stood at 87.4%.
That represents a change of up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 91.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 41.7%, in 1970.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 29th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 41.7% | — |
| 1971 | 41.8% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 42.8% | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 44.1% | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 44.4% | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 45.6% | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 46.4% | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 47.5% | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 47.5% | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 48.4% | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 49.6% | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 51.0% | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 52.3% | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 54.1% | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 55.0% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 55.8% | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 56.8% | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 57.1% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 58.1% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 59.0% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 59.5% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 60.6% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 61.5% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 62.7% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 63.7% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 63.9% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 64.5% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 65.3% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 65.6% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 66.2% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 67.3% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 68.1% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 69.6% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 73.3% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 74.5% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 75.9% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 77.1% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 79.2% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 80.7% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 81.4% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 82.9% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 84.4% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 85.8% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 87.7% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 88.8% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 89.4% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 91.6% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 90.7% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 87.4% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 87.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.0% | 41.7% | 48.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.9% | 49.6% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.3% | 59.5% | 66.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.7% | 67.3% | 81.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.6% | 82.9% | 91.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
More education data for Early-demographic dividend
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1027 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 26.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.3% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 320.06 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 364.78 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Early-demographic dividend?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Early-demographic dividend was 87.4% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 91.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.7% in 1970.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 29th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official primary and 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.