Enrolment in secondary education, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Enrolment in secondary education, female was 187.37 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in secondary education, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in secondary education, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) is 187.37 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 187.37 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.83 million, in 1971.
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 12th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 57.69 million | 42.83 million | 82.08 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 72.30 million | 64.90 million | 82.00 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 99.06 million | 86.57 million | 117.17 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 140.62 million | 122.24 million | 154.47 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 167.44 million | 156.75 million | 175.65 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 183.63 million | 178.09 million | 187.37 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.3% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 203.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 127.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 216.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 242.68 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 126.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 167.63 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in secondary education, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Enrolment in secondary education, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 187.37 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 187.37 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.83 million in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for enrolment in secondary education, female?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 12th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release