School enrollment, primary, female in IBRD only
IBRD only: School enrollment, primary, female was 105.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in IBRD only, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
IBRD only recorded 105.5% for school enrollment, primary, female in 2024.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in IBRD only peaked at 109.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 72.3%, in 1971.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 79.5% | 72.3% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 92.1% | 84.9% | 98.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 98.3% | 103.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 105.9% | 103.5% | 107.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 106.1% | 100.2% | 109.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 102.7% | 100.8% | 105.5% | 5 |
More education data for IBRD only
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 105.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 21.35 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 106.0% (2024)
- Labor force, female 38.8% (2025)
- Labor force, total 2.34 billion (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9979 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 87.9% (2024)
- Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 5.07 per 1,000 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, female in IBRD only?
- School enrollment, primary, female in IBRD only was 105.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 109.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.3% in 1971.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.