Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 85.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Upper middle income, 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Upper middle income stood at 85.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Upper middle income peaked at 85.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 38.8%, in 1994.
That places Upper middle income 13th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 38.8% | — |
| 1995 | 40.7% | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 43.2% | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 45.5% | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 48.5% | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 51.5% | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 52.0% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 51.0% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 50.7% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 51.0% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 53.4% | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 55.1% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 59.2% | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 64.6% | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 69.2% | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 73.3% | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 75.4% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 78.3% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 79.6% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 83.5% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 84.6% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 83.6% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 84.0% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 84.7% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 85.8% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 85.7% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.7% | 38.8% | 51.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 58.0% | 50.7% | 73.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.5% | 75.4% | 85.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More education data for Upper middle income
- Population ages 0-14 19.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 13.41 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0044 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.7% (2024)
- Labor force, female 42.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Upper middle income?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Upper middle income was 85.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 85.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.8% in 1994.
- How does Upper middle income rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- Upper middle income ranks 13th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. 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, 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.