Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in GPE: Region 3
GPE: Region 3: Enrolment in lower secondary education, female was 33.87 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in GPE: Region 3, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in lower secondary education, female in GPE: Region 3 stood at 33.87 million. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, female in GPE: Region 3 peaked at 33.87 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.61 million, in 1998.
That places GPE: Region 3 43rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in GPE: Region 3, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 22.27 million | — |
| 1998 | 20.61 million | -7.4% |
| 1999 | 21.14 million | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 21.82 million | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 22.61 million | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 23.50 million | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 23.88 million | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 24.09 million | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 24.03 million | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 24.67 million | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 25.37 million | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 25.07 million | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 25.36 million | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 25.99 million | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 26.08 million | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 26.61 million | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 27.06 million | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 27.80 million | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 28.55 million | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 29.07 million | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 30.22 million | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 31.08 million | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 31.55 million | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 31.86 million | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 32.23 million | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 32.44 million | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 33.06 million | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 33.87 million | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.34 million | 20.61 million | 22.27 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 24.04 million | 21.82 million | 25.37 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.40 million | 25.99 million | 31.55 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.69 million | 31.86 million | 33.87 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Region 3
More education data for GPE: Region 3
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 59.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 35.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 33.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 16.34 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in lower secondary education, female in GPE: Region 3?
- Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in GPE: Region 3 was 33.87 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in GPE: Region 3?
- The highest recorded value was 33.87 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in GPE: Region 3?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.61 million in 1998.
- How does GPE: Region 3 rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, female?
- GPE: Region 3 ranks 43rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in GPE: Region 3?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Region 3 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