Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in IDA blend
IDA blend: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female was 52.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in IDA blend, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in IDA blend is 52.8%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in IDA blend peaked at 52.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 39.5%, in 1998.
That places IDA blend 43rd out of 43 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 39.5% | — |
| 2005 | 45.6% | +15.4% |
| 2006 | 46.1% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 46.4% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 46.0% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 47.4% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 48.4% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 49.4% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 51.1% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 52.6% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 51.8% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 51.7% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 51.9% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 52.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 52.8% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.5% | 39.5% | 39.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 46.3% | 45.6% | 47.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 51.3% | 48.4% | 52.8% | 9 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
More education data for IDA blend
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 86.20 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 37.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1273 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.26 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 51.87 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in IDA blend?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in IDA blend was 52.8% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 52.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.5% in 1998.
- How does IDA blend rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female?
- IDA blend ranks 43rd out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA blend 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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About this data
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.