Enrolment in secondary education, female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434): Enrolment in secondary education, female was 20.10 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
20.10 million
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
119th
of 221 groups
All-time high
20.14 million
in 2023
All-time low
5.32 million
in 1981
Years of data
53
1972–2024
Enrolment in secondary education, female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in secondary education, female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) is 20.10 million, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) peaked at 20.14 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.32 million, in 1981.
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 119th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Enrolment in secondary education, female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 5.32 million | — |
| 1973 | 5.47 million | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 5.56 million | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 5.63 million | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 5.68 million | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 5.65 million | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 5.70 million | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 5.79 million | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 5.99 million | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 5.32 million | -11.2% |
| 1982 | 6.04 million | +13.5% |
| 1983 | 6.29 million | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 6.51 million | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 6.56 million | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 6.31 million | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 6.85 million | +8.7% |
| 1988 | 6.96 million | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 6.67 million | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 6.64 million | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 7.04 million | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 7.45 million | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 7.79 million | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 8.19 million | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 8.86 million | +8.2% |
| 1996 | 9.48 million | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 10.02 million | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 10.95 million | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 11.42 million | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 12.08 million | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 12.61 million | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 13.22 million | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 13.61 million | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 13.32 million | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 13.62 million | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 13.87 million | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 14.04 million | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 14.30 million | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 14.76 million | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 15.35 million | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 15.70 million | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 16.18 million | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 16.61 million | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 17.12 million | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 17.67 million | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 18.49 million | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 18.73 million | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 19.30 million | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 19.44 million | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 19.81 million | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 19.84 million | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 20.03 million | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 20.14 million | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 20.10 million | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.60 million | 5.32 million | 5.79 million | 8 |
| 1980s | 6.35 million | 5.32 million | 6.96 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.79 million | 6.64 million | 11.42 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.54 million | 12.08 million | 14.76 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.46 million | 15.35 million | 19.44 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.98 million | 19.81 million | 20.14 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
More education data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.2% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 4.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 20.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 10.93 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.65 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 23.90 million (2021)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 26.00 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 13.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 9.87 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in secondary education, female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Enrolment in secondary education, female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) was 20.10 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The highest recorded value was 20.14 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.32 million in 1981.
- How does ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank for enrolment in secondary education, female?
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 119th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 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