Enrolment in secondary education, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries: Enrolment in secondary education, female was 2.42 million in 2020. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in secondary education, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries recorded 2.42 million for enrolment in secondary education, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.6% on the previous year and up 65.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries peaked at 2.42 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 776,917, in 1998.
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 195th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Enrolment in secondary education, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 776,917 | — |
| 1999 | 778,110 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 829,274 | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 885,718 | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 971,329 | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 1.05 million | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 1.13 million | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 1.17 million | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 1.19 million | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 1.20 million | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 1.27 million | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 1.38 million | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 1.46 million | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 1.43 million | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 1.55 million | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 1.69 million | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 1.75 million | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 1.86 million | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 1.88 million | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 2.00 million | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 2.03 million | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 2.13 million | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 2.42 million | +13.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 777,514 | 776,917 | 778,110 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.11 million | 829,274 | 1.38 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.78 million | 1.43 million | 2.13 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.42 million | 2.42 million | 2.42 million | 1 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
- 192 Seychelles 4,112 compare
- 193 Antigua and Barbuda 3,535 compare
- 194 Andorra 2,544 compare
- 195 Marshall Islands 2,516 compare
- 196 Dominica 2,177 compare
- 197 Cayman Islands 1,968 compare
- 198 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1,940 compare
More education data for ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.63 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.48 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 577,798 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.84 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 435,827 (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 183,698 (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 193,251 (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.75 million (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in secondary education, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Enrolment in secondary education, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries was 2.42 million in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 2.42 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 776,917 in 1998.
- How does ALECSO: Least Developed Countries rank for enrolment in secondary education, female?
- ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 195th out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, female rising or falling in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Least Developed Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release