Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Middle income

Middle income: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 88.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
88.6%
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
27th
of 45 groups
All-time high
90.5%
in 2016
All-time low
52.1%
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Middle income, 1970–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Middle income is 88.6%, measured in 2019.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Middle income peaked at 90.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 52.1%, in 1970.

That places Middle income 27th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it 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 Middle income, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%) in Middle income, 1970 to 2019.
Year % Change
1970 52.1%
1971 53.4% +2.3%
1972 55.0% +3.1%
1973 57.4% +4.3%
1974 58.2% +1.3%
1975 60.4% +3.9%
1976 62.2% +2.9%
1977 62.4% +0.3%
1978 61.3% -1.8%
1979 62.4% +1.8%
1980 62.0% -0.6%
1981 61.7% -0.5%
1982 61.1% -1.0%
1983 61.2% +0.1%
1984 61.4% +0.4%
1985 60.9% -0.8%
1986 64.0% +5.0%
1987 64.4% +0.7%
1988 65.3% +1.3%
1989 65.9% +0.9%
1990 66.4% +0.9%
1991 67.3% +1.4%
1992 68.5% +1.7%
1993 69.6% +1.7%
1994 70.5% +1.3%
1995 71.4% +1.3%
1996 72.0% +0.8%
1997 72.5% +0.7%
1998 73.2% +1.0%
1999 73.7% +0.6%
2000 74.4% +0.9%
2001 74.7% +0.5%
2002 75.0% +0.5%
2003 77.0% +2.6%
2004 78.2% +1.5%
2005 78.9% +1.0%
2006 79.9% +1.2%
2007 81.7% +2.3%
2008 83.2% +1.8%
2009 84.1% +1.1%
2010 85.1% +1.2%
2011 86.3% +1.4%
2012 87.3% +1.2%
2013 89.0% +1.9%
2014 88.9% -0.1%
2015 89.0% +0.1%
2016 90.5% +1.7%
2017 90.0% -0.5%
2018 88.2% -2.0%
2019 88.6% +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 58.5% 52.1% 62.4% 10
1980s 62.8% 60.9% 65.9% 10
1990s 70.5% 66.4% 73.7% 10
2000s 78.7% 74.4% 84.1% 10
2010s 88.3% 85.1% 90.5% 10

Countries ranked near Middle income

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  4. 27 Canada 107.9% compare
  5. 28 Saint Kitts and Nevis 107.8% compare
  6. 29 Mexico 107.5% compare
  7. 30 Thailand 107.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Middle income?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Middle income was 88.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Middle income?
The highest recorded value was 90.5% in 2016.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 52.1% in 1970.
How does Middle income rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
Middle income ranks 27th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this 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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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,794 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.