School enrollment, primary, female in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: School enrollment, primary, female was 101.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Low & middle income, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2024, school enrollment, primary, female in Low & middle income stood at 101.6%.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Low & middle income peaked at 102.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 65.7%, in 1971.
Low & middle income ranks 12th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, female in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 78.8% | — |
| 1971 | 65.7% | -16.6% |
| 1972 | 66.3% | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 68.5% | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 69.1% | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 73.3% | +6.1% |
| 1976 | 76.3% | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 77.6% | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 77.2% | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 78.1% | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 79.6% | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 80.6% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 82.2% | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 83.2% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 84.8% | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 86.2% | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 87.2% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 88.1% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 88.9% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 88.7% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 88.4% | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 88.7% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 89.0% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 89.9% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 90.7% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 90.3% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 90.4% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 92.2% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 91.7% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 93.4% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 94.2% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 94.5% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 95.0% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 97.8% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 98.5% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 98.9% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 100.3% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 100.9% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 101.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.9% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.8% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 101.6% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 102.8% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 101.3% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 100.7% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 102.5% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 101.9% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 97.7% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 97.9% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 98.5% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 98.4% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.4% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 99.9% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 101.6% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 73.1% | 65.7% | 78.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 85.0% | 79.6% | 88.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 90.5% | 88.4% | 93.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.0% | 94.2% | 101.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.8% | 97.7% | 102.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 98.4% | 101.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More education data for Low & middle income
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 27.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.0% (2024)
- Labor force, female 39.0% (2025)
- Labor force, total 3.00 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, female in Low & middle income?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Low & middle income was 101.6% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 102.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.7% in 1971.
- How does Low & middle income rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Low & middle income ranks 12th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.