Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Low income
Low income: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 27.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Low income, 1997–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Low income is 27.7%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Low income peaked at 27.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 14.1%, in 1997.
Low income ranks 41st of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Low income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 14.1% | — |
| 1998 | 14.4% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 14.8% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 15.3% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 16.1% | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 16.6% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 16.4% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 17.3% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 18.0% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 18.5% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 18.9% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 20.6% | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 21.6% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 22.5% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 23.7% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 24.9% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 25.9% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 26.2% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 26.9% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 27.1% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 27.5% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 27.7% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.4% | 14.1% | 14.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 17.9% | 15.3% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.8% | 22.5% | 27.7% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More education data for Low income
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 40.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.8% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.88 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 94.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.6% (2024)
- Labor force, female 43.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Low income?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Low income was 27.7% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 27.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.1% in 1997.
- How does Low income rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- Low income ranks 41st out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low income 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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About this data
Total female enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary education age.