Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Low income
Low income: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 69.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Low income, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Low income is 69.2%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Low income peaked at 69.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 29.1%, in 1970.
That places Low income 41st out of 43 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Low income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 29.1% | — |
| 1971 | 29.1% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 29.5% | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 30.1% | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 30.7% | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 31.4% | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 32.4% | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 33.9% | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 34.6% | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 35.5% | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 36.9% | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 37.9% | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 38.6% | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 38.8% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 38.9% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 38.3% | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 38.4% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 38.2% | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 38.0% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 37.3% | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 36.4% | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 37.3% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 36.5% | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 36.5% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 37.1% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 38.7% | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 38.7% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 41.4% | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 42.2% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 42.6% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 44.2% | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 46.1% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 49.1% | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 51.6% | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 53.3% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 56.1% | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 58.5% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 60.2% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 63.3% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 64.5% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 65.4% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 66.4% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 67.8% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 67.7% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 68.6% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 68.4% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 68.7% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 69.0% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 69.2% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.6% | 29.1% | 35.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.1% | 36.9% | 38.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.7% | 36.4% | 42.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.7% | 44.2% | 64.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.9% | 65.4% | 69.2% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More education data for Low income
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1505 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 43.24 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 112.44 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 40.9% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 55.8% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Low income?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Low income was 69.2% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 69.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.1% in 1970.
- How does Low income rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- Low income ranks 41st out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low 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.