Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in IDA total
IDA total: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 72.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in IDA total, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
IDA total recorded 72.7% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in IDA total peaked at 72.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 27.7%, in 1970.
IDA total ranks 36th of 43 groups on this measure, 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 total, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 27.7% | — |
| 1971 | 27.9% | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 29.4% | +5.3% |
| 1973 | 30.7% | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 31.4% | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 32.3% | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 33.1% | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 34.6% | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 36.1% | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 37.8% | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 39.3% | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 40.9% | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 42.6% | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 42.9% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 43.3% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 43.2% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 43.1% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 43.0% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 43.4% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 43.5% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 43.1% | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 44.4% | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 45.2% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 45.7% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 46.3% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 47.0% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 47.0% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 48.7% | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 49.5% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 50.3% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 51.9% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 53.2% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 55.0% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 57.1% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 58.5% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 60.3% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 62.0% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 63.1% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 64.3% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 65.7% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 67.1% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 68.4% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 69.8% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 70.6% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 70.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 70.8% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 71.3% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 71.5% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 72.3% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 72.7% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.1% | 27.7% | 37.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.5% | 39.3% | 43.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.7% | 43.1% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.1% | 51.9% | 65.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.5% | 67.1% | 72.7% | 10 |
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More education data for IDA total
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1356 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7.15 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 263.89 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 135.69 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in IDA total?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in IDA total was 72.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 72.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.7% in 1970.
- How does IDA total rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- IDA total ranks 36th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA 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.