Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in SDG: Eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern Asia: Enrolment in lower secondary education, female was 27.37 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
27.37 million
Change on year
up 2.3%
Rank
53rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
35.54 million
in 2004
All-time low
22.89 million
in 1994
Years of data
31
1994–2024
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in SDG: Eastern Asia, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Eastern Asia recorded 27.37 million for enrolment in lower secondary education, female in 2024.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, female in SDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 35.54 million in 2004 and was at its lowest, 22.89 million, in 1994.
SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 53rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in SDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 22.89 million | — |
| 1995 | 23.99 million | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 25.76 million | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 27.09 million | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 27.48 million | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 29.32 million | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 30.92 million | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 33.15 million | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 34.48 million | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 35.38 million | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 35.54 million | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 34.55 million | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 33.01 million | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 31.76 million | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 30.73 million | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 30.01 million | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 29.27 million | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 28.40 million | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 27.30 million | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 26.10 million | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 24.37 million | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 23.91 million | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 23.31 million | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 23.26 million | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 23.62 million | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 24.60 million | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 25.37 million | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 25.79 million | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 26.28 million | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 26.76 million | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 27.37 million | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.09 million | 22.89 million | 29.32 million | 6 |
| 2000s | 32.95 million | 30.01 million | 35.54 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.41 million | 23.26 million | 29.27 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.31 million | 25.37 million | 27.37 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern Asia
- 50 Madagascar 617,175 compare
- 51 Cameroon 599,440 compare
- 52 Sudan 579,959 compare
- 53 Iraq 532,471 compare
- 54 Tajikistan 512,621 compare
- 55 Burkina Faso 506,803 compare
- 56 Malawi 486,006 compare
More education data for SDG: Eastern Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 34.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 33.69 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.91 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.56 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -3.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 83.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in lower secondary education, female in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in SDG: Eastern Asia was 27.37 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 35.54 million in 2004.
- What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.89 million in 1994.
- How does SDG: Eastern Asia rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, female?
- SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 53rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Eastern Asia 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