Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in IDA blend
IDA blend: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 67.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in IDA blend, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
IDA blend recorded 67.8% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in IDA blend peaked at 67.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 27.4%, in 1970.
That places IDA blend 43rd out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 27.4% | — |
| 1971 | 28.3% | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 29.7% | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 31.2% | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 33.1% | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 33.7% | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 33.9% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 36.1% | +6.5% |
| 1978 | 38.8% | +7.4% |
| 1979 | 42.0% | +8.3% |
| 1980 | 44.0% | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 46.8% | +6.4% |
| 1982 | 49.6% | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 50.0% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 50.9% | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 50.2% | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 50.0% | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 48.3% | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 48.5% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 48.3% | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 49.1% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 50.3% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 50.9% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 50.9% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 50.3% | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 48.9% | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 49.9% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 50.7% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 51.3% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 52.7% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 53.5% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 53.2% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 55.4% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 57.4% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 58.7% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 59.5% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 59.9% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 59.6% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 61.3% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 62.5% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 63.8% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 65.7% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 67.6% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 66.5% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 66.3% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 66.4% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 66.2% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 67.1% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 67.8% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.4% | 27.4% | 42.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.8% | 44.0% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.1% | 48.3% | 51.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.1% | 52.7% | 61.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.0% | 62.5% | 67.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
More education data for IDA blend
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1273 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.9% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.26 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 86.20 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 91.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0033 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in IDA blend?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in IDA blend was 67.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 67.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.4% in 1970.
- How does IDA blend rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- IDA blend ranks 43rd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.