Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 82.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Lower middle income, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Lower middle income is 82.0%, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Lower middle income peaked at 86.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 38.8%, in 1970.
That places Lower middle income 33rd 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 Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 38.8% | — |
| 1971 | 38.9% | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 39.7% | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 41.0% | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 41.2% | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 41.9% | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 42.3% | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 43.6% | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 43.7% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 44.8% | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 46.1% | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 47.4% | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 48.5% | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 49.9% | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 50.4% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 50.9% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 51.8% | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 51.8% | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 52.6% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 53.3% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 54.0% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 55.4% | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 56.6% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 58.4% | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 59.4% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 59.3% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 59.5% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 60.4% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 60.5% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 60.9% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 62.3% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 62.9% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 64.3% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 68.6% | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 69.9% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 71.4% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 72.5% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 73.9% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 75.5% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 76.1% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 77.7% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 79.3% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 81.2% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 83.3% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 84.0% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 84.2% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 86.5% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 85.5% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 81.9% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 82.0% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.6% | 38.8% | 44.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.3% | 46.1% | 53.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.4% | 54.0% | 60.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.7% | 62.3% | 76.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.6% | 77.7% | 86.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More education data for Lower middle income
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 29.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1181 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 265.94 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 343.48 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Lower middle income?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Lower middle income was 82.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 86.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.8% in 1970.
- How does Lower middle income rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- Lower middle income ranks 33rd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower middle 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.