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
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in 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 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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More education data for Middle income
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0986 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 25.11 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 510.99 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 589.09 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
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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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.