Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in OECD members
OECD members: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 102.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in OECD members, 1992–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in OECD members is 102.5%, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in OECD members peaked at 104.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 82.5%, in 1992.
OECD members ranks 6th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 82.5% | — |
| 1993 | 85.2% | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 87.7% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 88.0% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 88.7% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 85.5% | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 89.2% | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 88.6% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 87.9% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 90.3% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 90.5% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 91.5% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 90.7% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 92.4% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 91.9% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 92.4% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 92.6% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 91.7% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 92.7% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 93.6% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 93.6% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.7% | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 102.2% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 103.2% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 103.9% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 104.5% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 104.2% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 102.5% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.9% | 82.5% | 89.2% | 8 |
| 2000s | 91.2% | 87.9% | 92.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.1% | 92.7% | 104.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 3 Sweden 194.7% compare
- 4 Australia 174.8% compare
- 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
More education data for OECD members
- Population ages 0-14 16.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.28 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0045 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.28 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.9% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.5063 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in OECD members?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in OECD members was 102.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 104.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.5% in 1992.
- How does OECD members rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- OECD members ranks 6th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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.