Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)

ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436): Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled was 6.28 million in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
6.28 million
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
179th
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.72 million
in 1987
All-time low
6.28 million
in 2022
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436), 1970–2024

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Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

In 2024, enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) stood at 6.28 million.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) peaked at 9.72 million in 1987 and was at its lowest, 6.28 million, in 2022.

That places ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) 179th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436), 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 6.85 million
1971 6.57 million -4.0%
1972 6.71 million +2.0%
1973 6.82 million +1.8%
1974 6.98 million +2.2%
1975 7.13 million +2.3%
1976 7.32 million +2.7%
1977 7.51 million +2.5%
1978 7.74 million +3.1%
1979 7.90 million +2.0%
1980 8.11 million +2.7%
1981 8.43 million +3.9%
1982 8.60 million +2.0%
1983 8.78 million +2.1%
1984 9.02 million +2.8%
1985 9.26 million +2.6%
1986 9.55 million +3.1%
1987 9.72 million +1.8%
1988 9.67 million -0.5%
1989 9.65 million -0.3%
1990 9.50 million -1.5%
1991 9.37 million -1.3%
1992 9.14 million -2.5%
1993 8.74 million -4.4%
1994 8.76 million +0.3%
1995 8.76 million -0.1%
1996 8.71 million -0.5%
1997 8.32 million -4.5%
1998 8.45 million +1.5%
1999 8.23 million -2.6%
2000 8.06 million -2.0%
2001 7.89 million -2.2%
2002 7.73 million -1.9%
2003 7.61 million -1.6%
2004 7.52 million -1.2%
2005 7.49 million -0.4%
2006 7.43 million -0.8%
2007 7.44 million +0.0%
2008 7.41 million -0.4%
2009 7.40 million -0.0%
2010 7.34 million -0.8%
2011 7.31 million -0.5%
2012 7.25 million -0.8%
2013 7.16 million -1.3%
2014 7.04 million -1.6%
2015 6.93 million -1.6%
2016 6.78 million -2.1%
2017 6.68 million -1.6%
2018 6.45 million -3.4%
2019 6.41 million -0.6%
2020 6.34 million -1.2%
2021 6.32 million -0.3%
2022 6.28 million -0.6%
2023 6.29 million +0.2%
2024 6.28 million -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 7.15 million 6.57 million 7.90 million 10
1980s 9.08 million 8.11 million 9.72 million 10
1990s 8.80 million 8.23 million 9.50 million 10
2000s 7.60 million 7.40 million 8.06 million 10
2010s 6.94 million 6.41 million 7.34 million 10
2020s 6.30 million 6.28 million 6.34 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)

  1. 176 New Caledonia 13,230 compare
  2. 177 Samoa 13,154 compare
  3. 178 French Polynesia 12,241 compare
  4. 179 Equatorial Guinea 10,654 compare
  5. 180 Barbados 9,213 compare
  6. 181 Guinea-Bissau 9,157 compare
  7. 182 Kiribati 8,934 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: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) was 6.28 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
The highest recorded value was 9.72 million in 1987.
What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
The lowest recorded value was 6.28 million in 2022.
How does ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) rank for enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled?
ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) ranks 179th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) 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
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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.