School enrollment, primary, female in IBRD only
IBRD only: School enrollment, primary, female was 94.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in IBRD only, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
In 2018, school enrollment, primary, female in IBRD only stood at 94.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in IBRD only peaked at 94.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 66.2%, 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 | 70.8% | 66.2% | 74.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 77.3% | 71.8% | 83.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 84.4% | 83.5% | 86.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.7% | 87.1% | 93.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.9% | 93.8% | 94.0% | 9 |
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, female 105.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 106.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total 2.34 billion (2025)
- Labor force, female 38.8% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9979 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 87.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, female in IBRD only?
- School enrollment, primary, female in IBRD only was 94.0% 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 IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 94.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.2% in 1971.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.