School enrollment, primary, female in Low income
Low income: School enrollment, primary, female was 94.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Low 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 income stood at 94.5%.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Low income peaked at 96.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 38.6%, in 1971.
Low income ranks 38th of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, female in Low income, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 41.7% | — |
| 1971 | 38.6% | -7.3% |
| 1972 | 39.3% | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 40.3% | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 41.3% | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 42.4% | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 43.8% | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 45.8% | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 46.6% | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 47.6% | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 49.6% | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 51.1% | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 51.8% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 51.7% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 52.2% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 51.1% | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 51.5% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 51.6% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 51.5% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 50.6% | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 49.3% | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 51.3% | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 50.3% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 51.4% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 52.4% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 54.1% | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 53.8% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 57.4% | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 58.2% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 58.6% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 60.9% | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 63.7% | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 68.1% | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 71.5% | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 73.6% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 77.9% | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 81.2% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 83.6% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 88.4% | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 89.7% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 90.0% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 90.3% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 91.5% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 91.1% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 92.0% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 91.2% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 92.4% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 93.2% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 94.1% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 95.4% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 96.6% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 95.9% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 93.4% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 93.8% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 94.5% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 42.7% | 38.6% | 47.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.3% | 49.6% | 52.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.7% | 49.3% | 58.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.9% | 60.9% | 89.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.1% | 90.0% | 95.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.8% | 93.4% | 96.6% | 5 |
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 2.88 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 100.6% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.3481 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, total 267.17 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, female in Low income?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Low income was 94.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 96.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.6% in 1971.
- How does Low income rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Low income ranks 38th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low 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.