Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number) (lower female) in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number) (lower female) was 30.97 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
30.97 million
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
48th
of 221 groups
All-time high
32.13 million
in 2002
All-time low
26.92 million
in 2012
Years of data
33
1992–2024
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in lower secondary education, female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) is 30.97 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) peaked at 32.13 million in 2002 and was at its lowest, 26.92 million, in 2012.
That places ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 48th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number) (lower female) in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 29.91 million | — |
| 1993 | 29.38 million | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 29.75 million | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 30.29 million | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 30.43 million | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 30.46 million | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 30.99 million | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 31.46 million | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 31.83 million | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 32.09 million | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 32.13 million | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 31.80 million | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 30.93 million | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 29.97 million | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 29.40 million | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 28.77 million | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 28.29 million | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 27.95 million | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 27.65 million | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 27.14 million | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 26.92 million | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 27.59 million | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 27.55 million | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 27.44 million | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 27.47 million | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 28.00 million | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 28.33 million | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 28.71 million | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 29.71 million | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 29.82 million | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 30.35 million | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 30.88 million | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 30.97 million | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.33 million | 29.38 million | 31.46 million | 8 |
| 2000s | 30.32 million | 27.95 million | 32.13 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.68 million | 26.92 million | 28.71 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.35 million | 29.71 million | 30.97 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
More education data for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 54.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.299 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 58.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.2912 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 64.18 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 794,026 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in lower secondary education, female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) was 30.97 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The highest recorded value was 32.13 million in 2002.
- What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.92 million in 2012.
- How does ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, female?
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 48th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release