Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024

GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024: Enrolment in lower secondary education, female was 3.51 million in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
3.51 million
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
186th
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.28 million
in 2001
All-time low
2.85 million
in 2016
Years of data
27
1998–2024

Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1998–2024

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M1998201120241998: 4.1M1999: 4.0M2000: 4.0M2001: 4.3M2002: 4.3M2003: 4.2M2004: 4.0M2005: 3.8M2006: 3.8M2007: 3.7M2008: 3.6M2009: 3.5M2010: 3.4M2011: 3.3M2012: 3.1M2013: 3.0M2014: 3.0M2015: 2.9M2016: 2.9M2017: 2.9M2018: 2.9M2019: 3.0M2020: 3.1M2021: 3.1M2022: 3.3M2023: 3.5M2024: 3.5M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in lower secondary education, female in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 3.51 million, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, female in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 4.28 million in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2.85 million, in 2016.

That places GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 186th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number) in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1998 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1998 4.05 million
1999 4.05 million -0.0%
2000 4.04 million -0.2%
2001 4.28 million +6.1%
2002 4.27 million -0.3%
2003 4.22 million -1.2%
2004 4.04 million -4.2%
2005 3.79 million -6.4%
2006 3.80 million +0.4%
2007 3.71 million -2.4%
2008 3.59 million -3.3%
2009 3.46 million -3.5%
2010 3.43 million -0.9%
2011 3.26 million -5.1%
2012 3.12 million -4.2%
2013 3.02 million -3.0%
2014 2.98 million -1.4%
2015 2.86 million -4.3%
2016 2.85 million -0.2%
2017 2.88 million +1.1%
2018 2.95 million +2.3%
2019 3.03 million +2.7%
2020 3.08 million +1.7%
2021 3.14 million +2.1%
2022 3.31 million +5.3%
2023 3.46 million +4.6%
2024 3.51 million +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4.05 million 4.05 million 4.05 million 2
2000s 3.92 million 3.46 million 4.28 million 10
2010s 3.04 million 2.85 million 3.43 million 10
2020s 3.30 million 3.08 million 3.51 million 5

Countries ranked near GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024

  1. 183 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1,161 compare
  2. 184 Cayman Islands 1,139 compare
  3. 185 Marshall Islands 1,007 compare
  4. 186 Turks and Caicos Islands 966 compare
  5. 187 Monaco 942 compare
  6. 188 Bermuda 822 compare
  7. 189 Gibraltar 748 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in lower secondary education, female in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 3.51 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 4.28 million in 2001.
What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 2.85 million in 2016.
How does GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, female?
GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 186th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 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