High income - School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in High income was 88.50 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 88.50 in 2020 and a minimum value of 20.12 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 20.19
1971 20.12
1972 21.24
1973 22.68
1974 23.83
1975 25.46
1976 27.23
1977 28.07
1978 29.20
1979 29.54
1980 30.44
1981 31.59
1982 32.47
1983 33.31
1984 34.10
1985 34.71
1986 35.50
1987 36.76
1988 38.29
1989 39.95
1990 42.38
1991 44.07
1992 46.76
1993 49.73
1994 52.15
1995 54.20
1996 56.03
1997 57.54
1998 57.22
1999 59.40
2000 59.53
2001 63.03
2002 66.64
2003 69.11
2004 71.36
2005 72.73
2006 74.75
2007 75.72
2008 76.67
2009 78.52
2010 79.91
2011 81.26
2012 82.07
2013 82.57
2014 83.18
2015 83.77
2016 84.69
2017 85.31
2018 86.55
2019 88.43
2020 88.50

Development Relevance: Gross enrollment ratios indicate the capacity of each level of the education system, but a high ratio may reflect a substantial number of overage children enrolled in each grade because of repetition or late entry rather than a successful education system. The net enrollment rate excludes overage and underage students and more accurately captures the system's coverage and internal efficiency. Differences between the gross enrollment ratio and the net enrollment rate show the incidence of overage and underage enrollments.

Limitations and Exceptions: Enrollment indicators are based on annual school surveys, but do not necessarily reflect actual attendance or dropout rates during the year. Also, the length of education differs across countries and can influence enrollment rates, although the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) tries to minimize the difference. For example, a shorter duration for primary education tends to increase the rate; a longer one to decrease it (in part because older children are more at risk of dropping out). Moreover, age at enrollment may be inaccurately estimated or misstated, especially in communities where registration of births is not strictly enforced.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Gross enrollment ratio for tertiary school is calculated by dividing the number of students enrolled in tertiary education regardless of age by the population of the age group which officially corresponds to tertiary education, and multiplying by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. Population data are drawn from the United Nations Population Division. Using a single source for population data standardizes definitions, estimations, and interpolation methods, ensuring a consistent methodology across countries and minimizing potential enumeration problems in national censuses. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation