School enrollment, primary, female in IDA only
IDA only: School enrollment, primary, female was 79.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in IDA only, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
IDA only recorded 79.5% for school enrollment, primary, female in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in IDA only peaked at 80.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 29.1%, in 1971.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37.1% | 29.1% | 44.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.9% | 46.4% | 49.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.1% | 49.4% | 56.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.7% | 58.3% | 77.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 79.0% | 77.2% | 80.0% | 6 |
More education data for IDA only
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5.00 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 101.6% (2024)
- Labor force, total 476.44 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 41.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9595 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 49.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, female in IDA only?
- School enrollment, primary, female in IDA only was 79.5% 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 IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 80.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.1% in 1971.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA 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.