Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)

ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417): Enrolment in lower secondary education, female was 8.65 million in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
8.65 million
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
145th
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.27 million
in 2001
All-time low
6.08 million
in 2013
Years of data
27
1998–2024

Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), 1998–2024

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M1998201120241998: 9.1M1999: 9.1M2000: 9.1M2001: 9.3M2002: 9.0M2003: 8.6M2004: 8.0M2005: 7.6M2006: 7.2M2007: 7.0M2008: 6.8M2009: 6.6M2010: 6.5M2011: 6.3M2012: 6.1M2013: 6.1M2014: 6.1M2015: 6.3M2016: 6.4M2017: 6.6M2018: 6.8M2019: 7.0M2020: 7.5M2021: 7.8M2022: 8.2M2023: 8.6M2024: 8.7M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) recorded 8.65 million for enrolment in lower secondary education, female in 2024.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 40.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) peaked at 9.27 million in 2001 and was at its lowest, 6.08 million, in 2013.

That places ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 145th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.

Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number) in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), 1998 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1998 9.06 million
1999 9.07 million +0.0%
2000 9.08 million +0.1%
2001 9.27 million +2.1%
2002 9.05 million -2.4%
2003 8.60 million -4.9%
2004 8.04 million -6.6%
2005 7.56 million -5.9%
2006 7.24 million -4.2%
2007 7.01 million -3.2%
2008 6.79 million -3.2%
2009 6.64 million -2.2%
2010 6.49 million -2.3%
2011 6.29 million -3.0%
2012 6.14 million -2.4%
2013 6.08 million -1.1%
2014 6.15 million +1.1%
2015 6.27 million +2.1%
2016 6.41 million +2.1%
2017 6.58 million +2.7%
2018 6.78 million +3.1%
2019 7.01 million +3.3%
2020 7.50 million +7.1%
2021 7.79 million +3.8%
2022 8.20 million +5.3%
2023 8.55 million +4.4%
2024 8.65 million +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9.06 million 9.06 million 9.07 million 2
2000s 7.93 million 6.64 million 9.27 million 10
2010s 6.42 million 6.08 million 7.01 million 10
2020s 8.14 million 7.50 million 8.65 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)

  1. 142 Fiji 36,292 compare
  2. 143 Eswatini 35,520 compare
  3. 144 Slovenia 32,978 compare
  4. 145 Suriname 32,253 compare
  5. 146 Latvia 30,242 compare
  6. 147 Trinidad and Tobago 28,046 compare
  7. 148 Bahrain 27,108 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in lower secondary education, female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) was 8.65 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
The highest recorded value was 9.27 million in 2001.
What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
The lowest recorded value was 6.08 million in 2013.
How does ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, female?
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ranks 145th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 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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Indicator
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 11,017 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release