Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Euro area
Euro area: Enrolment in lower secondary education, female was 7.08 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Euro area, 1992–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Euro area is 7.08 million number, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Euro area peaked at 8.07 million number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.00 million number, in 2017.
That places Euro area 37th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Euro area, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 7.57 million number | — |
| 1993 | 7.75 million number | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 7.94 million number | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 7.92 million number | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 7.59 million number | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 7.50 million number | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 7.49 million number | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 7.93 million number | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 8.07 million number | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 8.05 million number | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 8.06 million number | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 8.04 million number | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 7.97 million number | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 7.92 million number | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 7.78 million number | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 7.59 million number | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 7.44 million number | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 7.42 million number | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 7.39 million number | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 7.33 million number | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 7.32 million number | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 7.18 million number | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 7.10 million number | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 7.06 million number | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 7.01 million number | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 7.00 million number | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 7.05 million number | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 7.08 million number | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.71 million number | 7.49 million number | 7.94 million number | 8 |
| 2000s | 7.83 million number | 7.42 million number | 8.07 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.15 million number | 7.00 million number | 7.39 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
- 34 Italy 845,383 number compare
- 35 Ghana 831,036 number compare
- 36 Morocco 829,814 number compare
- 37 Spain 800,669 number compare
- 38 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 767,726 number compare
- 39 Saudi Arabia 755,328 number compare
- 40 Côte d'Ivoire 747,714 number compare
More education data for Euro area
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.51 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 1.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 102.8% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.49 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Euro area?
- Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Euro area was 7.08 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 8.07 million number in 2000.
- What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.00 million number in 2017.
- How does Euro area rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, female?
- Euro area ranks 37th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area 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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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private lower secondary education institutions regardless of age.