School enrollment, primary, female in High income
High income: School enrollment, primary, female was 96.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in High income, 1972–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
High income recorded 96.1% for school enrollment, primary, female in 2018.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in High income peaked at 96.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 88.9%, in 1972.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 89.8% | 88.9% | 90.7% | 8 |
| 1980s | 93.1% | 92.1% | 94.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 94.1% | 93.7% | 94.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.3% | 94.6% | 96.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.9% | 95.6% | 96.4% | 9 |
More education data for High income
- Population ages 0-14 15.5% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.16 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total 733.62 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 45.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9994 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 103.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, female in High income?
- School enrollment, primary, female in High income was 96.1% 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 High income?
- The highest recorded value was 96.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.9% in 1972.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this High income 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.