Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 85.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in IDA & IBRD total, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
IDA & IBRD total recorded 85.8% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in 2019.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 87.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 50.8%, in 1970.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 30th 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 IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 50.8% | — |
| 1971 | 51.9% | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 53.4% | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 55.6% | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 56.3% | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 58.4% | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 60.1% | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 60.4% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 59.5% | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 60.6% | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 60.3% | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 60.1% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 59.6% | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 59.7% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 59.9% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 59.5% | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 62.2% | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 62.6% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 63.3% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 63.8% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 64.1% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 65.0% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 65.9% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 66.9% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 67.7% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 68.6% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 69.1% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 69.8% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 70.5% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 70.9% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 71.6% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 72.0% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 72.6% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 74.5% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 75.7% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 76.6% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 77.6% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 79.3% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 80.9% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 81.7% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 82.7% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 83.8% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 84.8% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 86.2% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 86.2% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 86.1% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 87.4% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 87.0% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 85.5% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 85.8% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56.7% | 50.8% | 60.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 61.1% | 59.5% | 63.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.8% | 64.1% | 70.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.2% | 71.6% | 81.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.5% | 82.7% | 87.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
More education data for IDA & IBRD total
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 561.46 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 28.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 707.69 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1022 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.0% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in IDA & IBRD total?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in IDA & IBRD total was 85.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 87.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.8% in 1970.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 30th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.