Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female was 72.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in IDA & IBRD total, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in IDA & IBRD total stood at 72.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 72.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 53.7%, in 1997.
That places IDA & IBRD total 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 23 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 53.7% | — |
| 1998 | 54.7% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 55.4% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 56.1% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 56.6% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 57.2% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 58.8% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 59.8% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 60.4% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 61.2% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 62.3% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 63.6% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 64.4% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 65.5% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 66.9% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 68.4% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 70.0% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 71.0% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 71.5% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 72.7% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 72.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 71.9% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 72.5% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.6% | 53.7% | 55.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 60.0% | 56.1% | 64.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.3% | 65.5% | 72.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
- 25 Hong Kong, China 103.0% compare
- 26 United States of America 102.7% compare
- 27 Türkiye 102.2% compare
- 28 Poland 101.6% compare
- 29 Chile 100.4% compare
- 30 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 100.1% compare
- 31 Belarus 100.1% compare
More education data for IDA & IBRD total
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.0% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1022 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 28.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 707.69 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 561.46 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in IDA & IBRD total?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in IDA & IBRD total was 72.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 72.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.7% in 1997.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 28th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in primary, secondary and tertiary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of primary school age, secondary school age, and the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving. 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.