Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female was 66.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Lower middle income, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Lower middle income stood at 66.8%.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Lower middle income peaked at 69.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 46.9%, in 1997.
Lower middle income ranks 33rd 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 Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 46.9% | — |
| 1998 | 47.1% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 47.5% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 48.6% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 49.0% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 50.1% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 53.2% | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 54.1% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 55.2% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 56.1% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 57.4% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 58.7% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 59.3% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 60.8% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 62.6% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 64.4% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 66.1% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 67.0% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 67.5% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 69.2% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 68.7% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 66.4% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 66.8% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.2% | 46.9% | 47.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 54.2% | 48.6% | 59.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.0% | 60.8% | 69.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More education data for Lower middle income
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 29.5% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 265.94 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1181 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 343.48 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Lower middle income?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Lower middle income was 66.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 69.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.9% in 1997.
- How does Lower middle income rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female?
- Lower middle income ranks 33rd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower 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.