Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female was 72.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Low & middle income, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Low & middle income stood at 72.3%.
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 Low & middle income peaked at 72.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 53.5%, in 1997.
Low & middle income ranks 30th of 45 groups on this measure, 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 Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 53.5% | — |
| 1998 | 54.5% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 55.2% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 55.9% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 56.3% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 57.0% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 58.5% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 59.6% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 60.2% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 61.0% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 62.2% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 63.4% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 64.2% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 65.3% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 66.7% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 68.2% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 69.7% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 70.8% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 71.3% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 72.5% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 72.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 71.7% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 72.3% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.4% | 53.5% | 55.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 59.8% | 55.9% | 64.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.1% | 65.3% | 72.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More education data for Low & middle income
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1043 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 701.53 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 554.22 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 Low & middle income?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Low & middle income was 72.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 72.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.5% in 1997.
- How does Low & middle income rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female?
- Low & middle income ranks 30th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.