Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female was 99.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Post-demographic dividend, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Post-demographic dividend recorded 99.2% for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in 2019.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 99.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 86.7%, in 1997.
Post-demographic dividend ranks 5th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 86.7% | — |
| 1998 | 90.5% | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 90.9% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 90.5% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 91.5% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 92.9% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 93.8% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 94.4% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 95.2% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 96.1% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 96.6% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 97.0% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 97.6% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 98.3% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 98.6% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.4% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 99.5% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.8% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 99.9% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.2% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.4% | 86.7% | 90.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 94.6% | 90.5% | 97.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 98.3% | 99.9% | 10 |
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More education data for Post-demographic dividend
- Population ages 15-64 63.8% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0589 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.5377 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 66.45 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.8% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 84.27 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.08 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Post-demographic dividend?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Post-demographic dividend was 99.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.7% in 1997.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 5th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.