Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)

ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434): Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 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 (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1972–2024

5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M197219982024

Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

In 2024, enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) stood at 20.10 million.

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 (number), gaps filled 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 (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1972 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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)

  1. 116 Mongolia 204,797 compare
  2. 117 Gambia 199,300 compare
  3. 118 El Salvador 198,303 compare
  4. 119 Uruguay 173,668 compare
  5. 120 Croatia 163,719 compare
  6. 121 Hong Kong 162,269 compare
  7. 122 Panama 157,881 compare

See the full ranking of 439 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) was 20.10 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 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 (number), gaps filled 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 (number), gaps filled?
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 119th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Enrolment in secondary education, female (number) with 736 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
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Coverage
439 places, 19,497 data points, 1970–2025
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Enrolment in secondary education, female (number) with 736 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.