Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in High income

High income: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 103.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
103.1%
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
7th
of 45 groups
All-time high
103.9%
in 2015
All-time low
80.7%
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in High income, 1970–2019

0255075100197019942019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

High income recorded 103.1% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in High income peaked at 103.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 80.7%, in 1970.

High income ranks 7th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in High income, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%) in High income, 1970 to 2019.
Year % Change
1970 80.7%
1971 83.7% +3.7%
1972 84.2% +0.6%
1973 85.4% +1.4%
1974 86.1% +0.9%
1975 87.1% +1.2%
1976 88.4% +1.4%
1977 89.3% +1.1%
1978 90.3% +1.1%
1979 89.8% -0.6%
1980 92.8% +3.4%
1981 93.1% +0.3%
1982 93.7% +0.6%
1983 93.7% +0.1%
1984 94.1% +0.3%
1985 94.3% +0.3%
1986 95.4% +1.2%
1987 96.0% +0.6%
1988 96.0% +0.0%
1989 96.1% +0.2%
1990 96.3% +0.2%
1991 96.5% +0.3%
1992 97.0% +0.5%
1993 98.3% +1.3%
1994 99.5% +1.2%
1995 99.9% +0.4%
1996 100.1% +0.2%
1997 98.0% -2.1%
1998 100.0% +2.1%
1999 99.7% -0.3%
2000 99.4% -0.3%
2001 100.1% +0.7%
2002 99.9% -0.2%
2003 100.3% +0.5%
2004 100.4% +0.0%
2005 100.9% +0.6%
2006 100.8% -0.1%
2007 101.0% +0.2%
2008 101.2% +0.2%
2009 101.4% +0.1%
2010 101.4% +0.0%
2011 101.4% -0.0%
2012 101.5% +0.2%
2013 103.6% +2.0%
2014 103.7% +0.1%
2015 103.9% +0.2%
2016 103.7% -0.2%
2017 103.7% -0.0%
2018 103.4% -0.2%
2019 103.1% -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 86.5% 80.7% 90.3% 10
1980s 94.5% 92.8% 96.1% 10
1990s 98.5% 96.3% 100.1% 10
2000s 100.5% 99.4% 101.4% 10
2010s 103.0% 101.4% 103.9% 10

Countries ranked near High income

  1. 4 Costa Rica 130.3% compare
  2. 5 Ireland 124.2% compare
  3. 6 Netherlands 120.7% compare
  4. 7 Uruguay 116.9% compare
  5. 8 Spain 114.4% compare
  6. 9 Denmark 114.2% compare
  7. 10 Palau 113.6% compare

See the full ranking of 238 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in High income?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in High income was 103.1% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in High income?
The highest recorded value was 103.9% in 2015.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in High income?
The lowest recorded value was 80.7% in 1970.
How does High income rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
High income ranks 7th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in High income?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this High income 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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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,794 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.