Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in IBRD only
IBRD only: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 92.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in IBRD only, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in IBRD only is 92.9%, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in IBRD only peaked at 95.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 56.9%, in 1970.
That places IBRD only 18th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it 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 IBRD only, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 56.9% | — |
| 1971 | 58.3% | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 59.9% | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 62.3% | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 63.0% | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 65.4% | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 67.3% | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 67.1% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 65.4% | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 66.4% | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 65.7% | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 65.1% | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 64.0% | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 64.1% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 64.4% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 63.9% | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 67.6% | +5.7% |
| 1987 | 68.2% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 69.2% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 69.8% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 70.6% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 71.4% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 72.5% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 73.8% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 74.8% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 75.9% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 76.6% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 76.9% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 77.7% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 78.1% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 78.6% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 78.9% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 79.1% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 81.2% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 82.3% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 83.0% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 86.1% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 88.1% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 88.9% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 89.9% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 91.0% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 92.1% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 93.8% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 94.0% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 94.0% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 95.8% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 95.2% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 92.5% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 92.9% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 63.2% | 56.9% | 67.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 66.2% | 63.9% | 69.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.8% | 70.6% | 78.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.0% | 78.6% | 88.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.1% | 89.9% | 95.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
- 15 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 111.0% compare
- 16 Naoero 110.8% compare
- 17 Argentina 110.3% compare
- 18 New Zealand 110.2% compare
- 19 Kazakhstan 110.0% compare
- 20 Hong Kong 109.4% compare
- 21 Brazil 109.2% compare
More education data for IBRD only
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.4% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 21.35 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 105.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 21.35 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 105.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 106.0% (2024)
- Labor force, female 38.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in IBRD only?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in IBRD only was 92.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 95.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.9% in 1970.
- How does IBRD only rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- IBRD only ranks 18th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IBRD only 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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About this data
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.