Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled was 266.40 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled in MDG: Developing Regions, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled in MDG: Developing Regions is 266.40 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 266.40 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.97 million, in 1971.
That places MDG: Developing Regions 9th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled in MDG: Developing Regions, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 56.85 million | — |
| 1971 | 38.97 million | -31.5% |
| 1972 | 43.12 million | +10.7% |
| 1973 | 46.90 million | +8.8% |
| 1974 | 63.22 million | +34.8% |
| 1975 | 53.56 million | -15.3% |
| 1976 | 58.17 million | +8.6% |
| 1977 | 66.39 million | +14.1% |
| 1978 | 73.49 million | +10.7% |
| 1979 | 93.43 million | +27.1% |
| 1980 | 80.95 million | -13.4% |
| 1981 | 80.62 million | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 80.62 million | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 84.44 million | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 85.28 million | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 93.40 million | +9.5% |
| 1986 | 92.78 million | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 97.33 million | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 99.46 million | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 100.31 million | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 110.03 million | +9.7% |
| 1991 | 111.95 million | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 115.16 million | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 115.13 million | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 120.05 million | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 125.72 million | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 132.22 million | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 138.39 million | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 145.99 million | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 149.94 million | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 156.22 million | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 162.22 million | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 171.04 million | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 178.99 million | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 185.01 million | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 189.90 million | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 193.58 million | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 199.26 million | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 204.46 million | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 208.28 million | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 212.82 million | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 217.95 million | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 221.88 million | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 228.01 million | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 232.26 million | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 233.47 million | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 235.74 million | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 236.60 million | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 241.63 million | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 244.89 million | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 249.82 million | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 255.21 million | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 260.85 million | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 264.09 million | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 266.40 million | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 59.41 million | 38.97 million | 93.43 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 89.52 million | 80.62 million | 100.31 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 126.46 million | 110.03 million | 149.94 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 184.89 million | 156.22 million | 208.28 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 230.53 million | 212.82 million | 244.89 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 259.28 million | 249.82 million | 266.40 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developing Regions
More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8747 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4912 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 171.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.1202 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 210.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 103.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled in MDG: Developing Regions was 266.40 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 266.40 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.97 million in 1971.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 9th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Developing Regions 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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About this data
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.