United Kingdom - Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female (% of primary school age children)

The value for Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female (% of primary school age children) in United Kingdom was 99.43 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 46 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.89 in 2002 and a minimum value of 93.68 in 1985.

Definition: Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.

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

See also:

Year Value
1971 98.17
1972 97.19
1973 96.26
1974 95.84
1975 95.87
1976 96.09
1977 96.40
1978 96.49
1979 96.63
1980 97.95
1981 97.86
1982 96.95
1983 95.27
1984 94.63
1985 93.68
1986 95.27
1987 98.21
1988 99.86
1991 98.44
1992 96.83
2002 99.89
2004 99.49
2006 99.89
2007 98.01
2008 98.83
2009 98.01
2010 98.18
2011 98.18
2012 98.34
2013 99.60
2016 99.57
2017 99.43

Development Relevance: Relevance to gender indicator: Women teachers are important as they serve as role models to girls and help to attract and retain girls in school.

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: Adjusted net enrollment rate in primary education is calculated by dividing the number of children in the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary or secondary education by the population of the same age group 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