School enrollment, primary, female in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: School enrollment, primary, female was 105.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Early-demographic dividend, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary, female in Early-demographic dividend is 105.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 108.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 52.1%, in 1971.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 4th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, female in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 74.7% | — |
| 1971 | 52.1% | -30.3% |
| 1972 | 53.9% | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 56.1% | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 56.8% | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 58.5% | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 60.0% | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 62.0% | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 62.1% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 62.9% | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 66.1% | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 67.6% | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 70.4% | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 72.2% | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 74.2% | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 75.5% | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 76.4% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 77.2% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 79.3% | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 80.7% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 81.2% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 82.6% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 83.7% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 85.6% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 87.0% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 87.2% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 88.1% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 88.6% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 89.0% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 89.9% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 91.0% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 92.2% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 97.7% | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 99.0% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 100.3% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 101.3% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 103.1% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 103.9% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 104.1% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 104.7% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 104.3% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 105.2% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 106.8% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 105.4% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 105.6% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 108.8% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 107.4% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 99.1% | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.9% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 99.6% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 101.1% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 101.9% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 105.0% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 59.9% | 52.1% | 74.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.0% | 66.1% | 80.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 86.3% | 81.2% | 89.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.4% | 91.0% | 104.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 104.6% | 99.1% | 108.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 101.5% | 99.6% | 105.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
- 1 Haiti 182.1% compare
- 2 Sierra Leone 166.3% compare
- 3 Rwanda 146.7% compare
- 4 Malawi 140.7% compare
- 5 Madagascar 135.6% compare
- 6 Nepal 126.4% compare
- 7 Turks and Caicos Islands 124.1% compare
More education data for Early-demographic dividend
- Population ages 15-64 66.3% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 26.9% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 105.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 13.97 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 106.2% (2024)
- Labor force, female 32.5% (2025)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4142 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, female in Early-demographic dividend?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Early-demographic dividend was 105.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 108.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.1% in 1971.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 4th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.