Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%) (secondary) in World
World: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%) (secondary) was 87.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in World, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
World recorded 87.6% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in 2019.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in World peaked at 89.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 56.6%, in 1970.
That places World 28th 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 (%) (secondary) in World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 56.6% | — |
| 1971 | 58.0% | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 59.3% | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 61.2% | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 61.8% | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 63.6% | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 65.1% | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 65.4% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 64.6% | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 65.3% | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 65.5% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 65.3% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 64.8% | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 64.8% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 64.9% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 64.5% | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 66.9% | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 67.2% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 67.8% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 68.1% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 68.4% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 69.2% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 69.9% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 70.9% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 71.8% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 72.6% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 73.0% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 73.2% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 74.0% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 74.3% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 74.9% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 75.3% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 75.7% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 77.5% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 78.5% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 79.3% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 80.2% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 81.8% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 83.2% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 84.0% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 84.8% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 85.7% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 86.6% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 88.1% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 88.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 88.1% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 89.2% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 88.8% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 87.4% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 87.6% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 62.1% | 56.6% | 65.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 66.0% | 64.5% | 68.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.7% | 68.4% | 74.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.0% | 74.9% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.4% | 84.8% | 89.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near World
More education data for World
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 651.68 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 780.85 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0959 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.08 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in World?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in World was 87.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 89.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.6% in 1970.
- How does World rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- World ranks 28th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.