Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Enrolment in lower secondary education, female was 155.48 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries recorded 155.48 million for enrolment in lower secondary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 155.48 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 91.73 million, in 1994.
That places UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 6th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 91.73 million | — |
| 1995 | 95.38 million | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 101.98 million | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 104.44 million | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 103.58 million | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 107.54 million | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 111.55 million | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 116.09 million | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 120.35 million | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 123.43 million | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 125.00 million | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 125.69 million | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 124.95 million | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 127.29 million | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 127.93 million | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 128.72 million | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 130.94 million | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 132.44 million | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 133.08 million | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 135.46 million | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 136.23 million | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 137.44 million | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 138.54 million | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 140.07 million | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 142.19 million | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 144.21 million | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 147.39 million | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 149.49 million | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 152.25 million | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 153.51 million | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 155.48 million | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.77 million | 91.73 million | 107.54 million | 6 |
| 2000s | 123.10 million | 111.55 million | 128.72 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 137.06 million | 130.94 million | 144.21 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 151.62 million | 147.39 million | 155.48 million | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 220.95 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 274.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8422 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 294.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4689 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 178.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.1674 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 108.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in lower secondary education, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 155.48 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 155.48 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.73 million in 1994.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, female?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 6th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 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