School enrollment, primary, female in Middle income
Middle income: School enrollment, primary, female was 89.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Middle income, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary, female in Middle income is 89.2%, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Middle income peaked at 89.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 61.2%, 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 | 66.5% | 61.2% | 70.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.8% | 69.0% | 78.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.9% | 78.7% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.2% | 82.8% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.2% | 89.1% | 89.3% | 9 |
More education data for Middle income
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 103.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 25.11 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.5% (2024)
- Labor force, total 2.74 billion (2025)
- Labor force, female 38.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.992 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 79.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, female in Middle income?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Middle income was 89.2% 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 Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 89.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.2% in 1971.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle 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.