Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in IDA only
IDA only: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 34.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in IDA only, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in IDA only stood at 34.8%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in IDA only peaked at 34.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 1997.
That places IDA only 36th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in IDA only, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 6.5% | — |
| 1998 | 16.1% | +148.0% |
| 1999 | 17.3% | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 18.1% | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 18.8% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 19.5% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 20.1% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 19.9% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 19.9% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 20.6% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 21.2% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 23.0% | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 24.2% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 25.8% | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 27.0% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 28.2% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 29.8% | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 30.0% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 31.2% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 33.0% | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 33.4% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 34.6% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 34.8% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.3% | 6.5% | 17.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 20.5% | 18.1% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.8% | 25.8% | 34.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
More education data for IDA only
- Population ages 0-14 37.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.00 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5.00 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 101.6% (2024)
- Labor force, total 476.44 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in IDA only?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in IDA only was 34.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 34.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 1997.
- How does IDA only rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- IDA only ranks 36th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA only 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.