Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in IDA only

IDA only: Enrolment in lower secondary education, female was 22.80 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
22.80 million number
Change on year
up 1.6%
Rank
16th
of 43 groups
All-time high
22.80 million number
in 2019
All-time low
8.31 million number
in 1998
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in IDA only, 1997–2019

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M1997200820191997: 9.6M number1998: 8.3M number1999: 8.8M number2000: 9.4M number2001: 10.0M number2002: 10.7M number2003: 11.6M number2004: 11.9M number2005: 12.8M number2006: 13.6M number2007: 14.3M number2008: 15.0M number2009: 15.9M number2010: 17.0M number2011: 17.9M number2012: 18.9M number2013: 19.3M number2014: 19.9M number2015: 20.6M number2016: 21.2M number2017: 21.8M number2018: 22.4M number2019: 22.8M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

IDA only recorded 22.80 million number for enrolment in lower secondary education, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 43.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, female in IDA only peaked at 22.80 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.31 million number, in 1998.

That places IDA only 16th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in IDA only, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number) in IDA only, 1997 to 2019.
Year number Change
1997 9.57 million number
1998 8.31 million number -13.2%
1999 8.81 million number +5.9%
2000 9.41 million number +6.9%
2001 10.00 million number +6.3%
2002 10.73 million number +7.2%
2003 11.60 million number +8.2%
2004 11.94 million number +2.9%
2005 12.80 million number +7.2%
2006 13.55 million number +5.9%
2007 14.28 million number +5.3%
2008 14.99 million number +5.0%
2009 15.91 million number +6.1%
2010 17.01 million number +7.0%
2011 17.92 million number +5.4%
2012 18.86 million number +5.2%
2013 19.25 million number +2.1%
2014 19.87 million number +3.2%
2015 20.57 million number +3.5%
2016 21.23 million number +3.2%
2017 21.78 million number +2.6%
2018 22.44 million number +3.1%
2019 22.80 million number +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8.90 million number 8.31 million number 9.57 million number 3
2000s 12.52 million number 9.41 million number 15.91 million number 10
2010s 20.17 million number 17.01 million number 22.80 million number 10

Countries ranked near IDA only

  1. 13 Viet Nam 2.65 million number compare
  2. 14 Egypt 2.62 million number compare
  3. 15 Germany 2.15 million number compare
  4. 16 Ethiopia 2.06 million number compare
  5. 17 Colombia 1.71 million number compare
  6. 18 Japan 1.65 million number compare
  7. 19 France 1.65 million number compare

See the full ranking of 239 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in lower secondary education, female in IDA only?
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in IDA only was 22.80 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in IDA only?
The highest recorded value was 22.80 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in IDA only?
The lowest recorded value was 8.31 million number in 1998.
How does IDA only rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, female?
IDA only ranks 16th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in IDA only?
Over the last ten years it is up 43.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this IDA only 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)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 4,720 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private lower secondary education institutions regardless of age.