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
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in High income, 1970–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More education data for High income
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 84.04 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.0283 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 106.52 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0593 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 15.5% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.16 million (2024)
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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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.