Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in OECD members
OECD members: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 103.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in OECD members, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in OECD members is 103.9%, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in OECD members peaked at 104.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 77.9%, in 1970.
That places OECD members 5th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 77.9% | — |
| 1971 | 80.6% | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 81.1% | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 82.7% | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 83.6% | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 84.4% | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 85.7% | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 87.0% | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 87.9% | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 88.0% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 90.8% | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 91.2% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 91.9% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 91.9% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 92.3% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 92.3% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 93.3% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 93.6% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 93.5% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 93.4% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 93.5% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 93.8% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 94.5% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 95.6% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 96.6% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 97.0% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 97.2% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 95.6% | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 97.8% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 97.8% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 98.8% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 99.6% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.1% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 100.3% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 100.8% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 101.1% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 100.8% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 100.9% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 101.0% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 100.8% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 103.5% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 103.7% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 104.0% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 104.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 104.3% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 104.1% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 103.9% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 83.9% | 77.9% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 92.4% | 90.8% | 93.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 95.9% | 93.5% | 97.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.8% | 97.8% | 101.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 103.0% | 100.8% | 104.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More education data for OECD members
- Population ages 0-14 16.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.28 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0045 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.28 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.9% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.5063 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in OECD members?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in OECD members was 103.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 104.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.9% in 1970.
- How does OECD members rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- OECD members ranks 5th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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.