School enrollment, primary, female in IDA total
IDA total: School enrollment, primary, female was 69.8% in 2006. β² Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in IDA total, 1972β2006
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary, female in IDA total is 69.8%, measured in 2006. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in IDA total peaked at 69.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 32.0%, in 1972.
IDA total ranks 41st of 42 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38.6% | 32.0% | 45.1% | 8 |
| 1980s | 50.0% | 47.4% | 51.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.9% | 49.8% | 55.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.9% | 58.0% | 69.8% | 7 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 38 Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 96.4% compare
- 39 Sri Lanka 96.4%
- 40 Costa Rica 96.3% compare
- 41 Oman 96.2% compare
- 42 Namibia 96.1% compare
- 43 Montenegro 96.1%
- 44 St. Lucia 96.1% compare
More education data for IDA total
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7.15 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0037 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 7.15 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.0% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 98.5% (2024)
- Labor force, total 757.58 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, female in IDA total?
- School enrollment, primary, female in IDA total was 69.8% in 2006, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 69.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.0% in 1972.
- How does IDA total rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- IDA total ranks 41st out of 42 groups with data for 2006.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA total data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. 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.