OECD members - School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in OECD members was 83.55 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 83.55 in 2020 and a minimum value of 18.02 in 1970.

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 18.02
1971 18.11
1972 19.05
1973 20.30
1974 21.31
1975 22.78
1976 24.32
1977 25.09
1978 26.14
1979 26.48
1980 27.30
1981 28.32
1982 29.09
1983 29.72
1984 30.45
1985 30.95
1986 31.61
1987 32.66
1988 33.95
1989 35.33
1990 37.31
1991 38.62
1992 40.82
1993 43.17
1994 45.33
1995 46.93
1996 48.51
1997 49.84
1998 49.72
1999 51.58
2000 51.89
2001 54.89
2002 58.00
2003 60.28
2004 62.17
2005 63.57
2006 65.58
2007 66.67
2008 67.61
2009 69.69
2010 71.56
2011 73.11
2012 74.37
2013 75.33
2014 76.22
2015 77.23
2016 79.21
2017 80.47
2018 81.69
2019 83.55
2020 83.55

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