School enrollment, primary, female in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: School enrollment, primary, female was 89.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Early-demographic dividend, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
Early-demographic dividend recorded 89.6% for school enrollment, primary, female in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 89.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 52.3%, in 1971.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 57.3% | 52.3% | 61.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 67.9% | 62.3% | 72.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.2% | 72.1% | 75.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.5% | 76.9% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.7% | 89.4% | 89.8% | 9 |
More education data for Early-demographic dividend
- Population ages 0-14 26.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 105.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 13.97 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 105.0% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 106.2% (2024)
- Labor force, female 32.5% (2025)
- Labor force, total 1.49 billion (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9911 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 76.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, female in Early-demographic dividend?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Early-demographic dividend was 89.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 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 89.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.3% in 1971.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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.