Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 99.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) is 99.0%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 99.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 78.1%, in 1998.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 8th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 78.8% | — |
| 1998 | 78.1% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 80.1% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 81.1% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 81.4% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 84.2% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 86.1% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 84.0% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 81.4% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 81.6% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 82.4% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 81.2% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 78.5% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 80.5% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 83.2% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 85.8% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 94.0% | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 96.0% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 97.8% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 98.6% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 97.9% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 98.2% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.0% | 78.1% | 80.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 82.2% | 78.5% | 86.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.1% | 80.5% | 99.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 5 Belgium 161.8% compare
- 6 Costa Rica 155.4% compare
- 7 Netherlands 140.1% compare
- 8 New Zealand 139.5% compare
- 9 Denmark 139.3% compare
- 10 Estonia 134.5% compare
- 11 Spain 133.3% compare
More education data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0567 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 26.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.105 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 44.41 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.45 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 19.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 99.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.1% in 1998.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 8th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary education age.