Enrolment in secondary education, female in UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean)

UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean): Enrolment in secondary education, female was 29.31 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
29.31 million
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
95th
of 221 groups
All-time high
29.31 million
in 2024
All-time low
4.03 million
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Enrolment in secondary education, female in UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean), 1970–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) recorded 29.31 million for enrolment in secondary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, female in UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) peaked at 29.31 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.03 million, in 1971.

UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) ranks 95th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

Enrolment in secondary education, female in UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in secondary education, female (number) in UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean), 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 5.20 million
1971 4.03 million -22.6%
1972 4.24 million +5.1%
1973 4.47 million +5.6%
1974 4.78 million +6.8%
1975 5.19 million +8.6%
1976 5.74 million +10.6%
1977 6.09 million +6.0%
1978 6.53 million +7.3%
1979 7.10 million +8.7%
1980 7.54 million +6.1%
1981 7.83 million +3.9%
1982 8.11 million +3.5%
1983 9.70 million +19.7%
1984 8.99 million -7.3%
1985 9.59 million +6.7%
1986 10.08 million +5.1%
1987 10.90 million +8.2%
1988 11.22 million +2.9%
1989 11.49 million +2.4%
1990 11.37 million -1.1%
1991 11.52 million +1.3%
1992 11.97 million +3.9%
1993 12.39 million +3.5%
1994 13.20 million +6.5%
1995 14.24 million +7.9%
1996 15.17 million +6.5%
1997 16.17 million +6.6%
1998 16.95 million +4.8%
1999 17.22 million +1.6%
2000 17.64 million +2.4%
2001 17.82 million +1.1%
2002 18.42 million +3.3%
2003 19.16 million +4.0%
2004 19.76 million +3.1%
2005 19.76 million +0.0%
2006 20.31 million +2.8%
2007 21.44 million +5.6%
2008 21.30 million -0.7%
2009 21.97 million +3.1%
2010 22.24 million +1.2%
2011 22.64 million +1.8%
2012 23.02 million +1.7%
2013 23.09 million +0.3%
2014 24.44 million +5.9%
2015 25.07 million +2.6%
2016 25.32 million +1.0%
2017 26.39 million +4.2%
2018 27.54 million +4.4%
2019 27.95 million +1.5%
2020 28.24 million +1.1%
2021 28.62 million +1.3%
2022 28.92 million +1.1%
2023 29.29 million +1.3%
2024 29.31 million +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 5.34 million 4.03 million 7.10 million 10
1980s 9.55 million 7.54 million 11.49 million 10
1990s 14.02 million 11.37 million 17.22 million 10
2000s 19.76 million 17.64 million 21.97 million 10
2010s 24.77 million 22.24 million 27.95 million 10
2020s 28.88 million 28.24 million 29.31 million 5

Countries ranked near UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean)

  1. 92 Belarus 355,165 compare
  2. 93 Austria 340,153 compare
  3. 94 Burundi 335,939 compare
  4. 95 Greece 328,985 compare
  5. 96 Cuba 326,586 compare
  6. 97 Chad 312,333 compare
  7. 98 Switzerland 303,965 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in secondary education, female in UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean)?
Enrolment in secondary education, female in UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) was 29.31 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean)?
The highest recorded value was 29.31 million in 2024.
What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean)?
The lowest recorded value was 4.03 million in 1971.
How does UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) rank for enrolment in secondary education, female?
UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) ranks 95th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in secondary education, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean)?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) 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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Indicator
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
439 places, 18,761 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release