Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Post-demographic dividend

Post-demographic dividend: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 102.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
102.6%
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
9th
of 45 groups
All-time high
103.6%
in 2016
All-time low
81.7%
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Post-demographic dividend, 1970–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Post-demographic dividend recorded 102.6% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in 2019.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 103.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 81.7%, in 1970.

That places Post-demographic dividend 9th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Post-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%) in Post-demographic dividend, 1970 to 2019.
Year % Change
1970 81.7%
1971 84.9% +3.8%
1972 85.3% +0.5%
1973 86.5% +1.4%
1974 87.3% +0.9%
1975 88.4% +1.3%
1976 89.8% +1.6%
1977 90.8% +1.1%
1978 91.8% +1.1%
1979 91.2% -0.6%
1980 94.5% +3.6%
1981 94.8% +0.3%
1982 95.5% +0.8%
1983 95.5% -0.0%
1984 95.8% +0.4%
1985 96.1% +0.2%
1986 97.3% +1.3%
1987 97.8% +0.6%
1988 97.8% +0.0%
1989 98.0% +0.2%
1990 98.1% +0.1%
1991 98.6% +0.5%
1992 99.2% +0.6%
1993 100.5% +1.4%
1994 101.7% +1.2%
1995 102.1% +0.4%
1996 102.4% +0.2%
1997 100.1% -2.2%
1998 102.0% +1.9%
1999 101.6% -0.4%
2000 101.1% -0.5%
2001 101.7% +0.7%
2002 101.4% -0.3%
2003 101.4% +0.0%
2004 101.2% -0.2%
2005 101.6% +0.4%
2006 101.6% -0.1%
2007 101.7% +0.1%
2008 101.8% +0.1%
2009 101.8% +0.1%
2010 101.6% -0.2%
2011 101.5% -0.1%
2012 101.5% +0.0%
2013 103.4% +1.9%
2014 103.4% +0.1%
2015 103.3% -0.2%
2016 103.6% +0.3%
2017 103.4% -0.1%
2018 103.0% -0.4%
2019 102.6% -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 87.8% 81.7% 91.8% 10
1980s 96.3% 94.5% 98.0% 10
1990s 100.6% 98.1% 102.4% 10
2000s 101.5% 101.1% 101.8% 10
2010s 102.7% 101.5% 103.6% 10

Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend

  1. 6 Netherlands 120.7% compare
  2. 7 Uruguay 116.9% compare
  3. 8 Spain 114.4% compare
  4. 9 Denmark 114.2% compare
  5. 10 Palau 113.6% compare
  6. 11 Portugal 113.3% compare
  7. 12 Australia 112.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Post-demographic dividend?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Post-demographic dividend was 102.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 103.6% in 2016.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 81.7% in 1970.
How does Post-demographic dividend rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
Post-demographic dividend ranks 9th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.