Enrolment in secondary education, female in GPE: Region 3
GPE: Region 3: Enrolment in secondary education, female was 55.77 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
55.77 million
Change on year
up 2.0%
Rank
44th
of 221 groups
All-time high
55.77 million
in 2024
All-time low
10.77 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Enrolment in secondary education, female in GPE: Region 3, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in secondary education, female in GPE: Region 3 is 55.77 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, female in GPE: Region 3 peaked at 55.77 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.77 million, in 1970.
That places GPE: Region 3 44th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Enrolment in secondary education, female in GPE: Region 3, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 10.77 million | — |
| 1971 | 10.93 million | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 11.22 million | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 11.55 million | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 11.86 million | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 12.29 million | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 12.81 million | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 13.15 million | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 13.67 million | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 14.18 million | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 14.86 million | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 14.37 million | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 15.12 million | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 15.98 million | +5.7% |
| 1984 | 16.41 million | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 17.12 million | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 17.64 million | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 19.20 million | +8.8% |
| 1988 | 19.59 million | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 20.02 million | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 19.91 million | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 20.73 million | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 21.69 million | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 22.38 million | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 23.58 million | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 25.36 million | +7.6% |
| 1996 | 26.72 million | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 28.24 million | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 29.73 million | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 30.43 million | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 31.40 million | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 32.17 million | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 33.30 million | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 34.24 million | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 34.53 million | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 34.75 million | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 36.21 million | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 37.63 million | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 37.72 million | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 38.97 million | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 39.87 million | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 40.65 million | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 41.70 million | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 42.42 million | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 43.47 million | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 44.86 million | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 46.10 million | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 47.47 million | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 49.75 million | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 50.79 million | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 51.79 million | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 52.48 million | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 53.23 million | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 54.67 million | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 55.77 million | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.24 million | 10.77 million | 14.18 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.03 million | 14.37 million | 20.02 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.88 million | 19.91 million | 30.43 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.09 million | 31.40 million | 38.97 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.71 million | 39.87 million | 50.79 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.59 million | 51.79 million | 55.77 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Region 3
More education data for GPE: Region 3
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 59.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 35.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 33.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 16.34 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in secondary education, female in GPE: Region 3?
- Enrolment in secondary education, female in GPE: Region 3 was 55.77 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in GPE: Region 3?
- The highest recorded value was 55.77 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in GPE: Region 3?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.77 million in 1970.
- How does GPE: Region 3 rank for enrolment in secondary education, female?
- GPE: Region 3 ranks 44th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, female rising or falling in GPE: Region 3?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Region 3 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