Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female was 86.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Upper middle income, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Upper middle income stood at 86.8%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Upper middle income peaked at 86.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 66.2%, in 1998.
That places Upper middle income 14th 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 22 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 66.2% | — |
| 1999 | 67.5% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 67.9% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 68.5% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 68.6% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 68.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 69.7% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 69.6% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 70.2% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 71.5% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 72.5% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 73.7% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 74.6% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 76.2% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 77.7% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 79.9% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 81.6% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 82.7% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 83.7% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 84.5% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 85.5% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 86.8% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.9% | 66.2% | 67.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 70.1% | 67.9% | 73.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.3% | 74.6% | 86.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 11 Saint Kitts and Nevis 110.9% compare
- 12 Spain 110.7% compare
- 13 Costa Rica 108.3% compare
- 14 Denmark 108.2% compare
- 15 Latvia 108.0% compare
- 16 Macau, China 106.3% compare
- 17 Iceland 106.0% compare
More education data for Upper middle income
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 233.28 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0774 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 237.35 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Upper middle income?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Upper middle income was 86.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 86.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.2% in 1998.
- How does Upper middle income rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female?
- Upper middle income ranks 14th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper 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.