Enrolment in secondary education, female (number) (secondary female) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Enrolment in secondary education, female (number) (secondary 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.
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number) (secondary female) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 56.57 million | — |
| 1971 | 42.83 million | -24.3% |
| 1972 | 45.59 million | +6.5% |
| 1973 | 48.43 million | +6.2% |
| 1974 | 62.84 million | +29.8% |
| 1975 | 52.24 million | -16.9% |
| 1976 | 55.15 million | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 62.54 million | +13.4% |
| 1978 | 68.61 million | +9.7% |
| 1979 | 82.08 million | +19.6% |
| 1980 | 67.68 million | -17.5% |
| 1981 | 64.90 million | -4.1% |
| 1982 | 65.53 million | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 68.38 million | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 68.48 million | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 82.00 million | +19.8% |
| 1986 | 72.74 million | -11.3% |
| 1987 | 76.48 million | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 78.19 million | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 78.61 million | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 86.57 million | +10.1% |
| 1991 | 88.35 million | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 90.78 million | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 89.63 million | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 93.43 million | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 97.94 million | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 103.60 million | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 108.39 million | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 114.73 million | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 117.17 million | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 122.24 million | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 126.13 million | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 131.16 million | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 137.49 million | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 140.84 million | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 143.93 million | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 146.43 million | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 150.45 million | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 153.09 million | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 154.47 million | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 156.75 million | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 159.89 million | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 162.25 million | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 165.15 million | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 169.56 million | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 169.67 million | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 170.96 million | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 170.57 million | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 173.97 million | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 175.65 million | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 178.09 million | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 181.32 million | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 185.13 million | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 186.22 million | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 187.37 million | +0.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in secondary education, female (number) (secondary female) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +29.8% | 48.43 million | 62.84 million |
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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 390.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6175 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 187.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 198.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 203.58 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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February 2026 Data Release