Enrolment in secondary education, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Enrolment in secondary education, female was 17.81 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
17.81 million number
Change on year
up 2.0%
Rank
33rd
of 45 groups
All-time high
19.69 million number
in 2001
All-time low
15.71 million number
in 2012
Years of data
28
1992–2019

Enrolment in secondary education, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1992–2019

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M1992200520191992: 17.7M number1993: 17.7M number1994: 17.7M number1995: 18.1M number1996: 18.3M number1997: 18.5M number1998: 18.7M number1999: 19.1M number2000: 19.4M number2001: 19.7M number2002: 19.7M number2003: 19.4M number2004: 18.6M number2005: 17.9M number2006: 17.5M number2007: 17.1M number2008: 16.4M number2009: 16.2M number2010: 16.0M number2011: 15.9M number2012: 15.7M number2013: 16.9M number2014: 16.9M number2015: 16.8M number2016: 17.0M number2017: 17.2M number2018: 17.5M number2019: 17.8M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) recorded 17.81 million number for enrolment in secondary education, female in 2019.

That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 19.69 million number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 15.71 million number, in 2012.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 33rd of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.

Enrolment in secondary education, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in secondary education, female (number) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1992 to 2019.
Year number Change
1992 17.74 million number
1993 17.69 million number -0.3%
1994 17.73 million number +0.2%
1995 18.10 million number +2.0%
1996 18.25 million number +0.9%
1997 18.53 million number +1.5%
1998 18.67 million number +0.8%
1999 19.05 million number +2.0%
2000 19.36 million number +1.6%
2001 19.69 million number +1.7%
2002 19.68 million number -0.0%
2003 19.38 million number -1.6%
2004 18.62 million number -3.9%
2005 17.85 million number -4.1%
2006 17.50 million number -2.0%
2007 17.07 million number -2.5%
2008 16.43 million number -3.7%
2009 16.23 million number -1.2%
2010 16.05 million number -1.1%
2011 15.88 million number -1.1%
2012 15.71 million number -1.0%
2013 16.87 million number +7.3%
2014 16.91 million number +0.3%
2015 16.84 million number -0.4%
2016 16.96 million number +0.7%
2017 17.21 million number +1.5%
2018 17.46 million number +1.4%
2019 17.81 million number +2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 18.22 million number 17.69 million number 19.05 million number 8
2000s 18.18 million number 16.23 million number 19.69 million number 10
2010s 16.77 million number 15.71 million number 17.81 million number 10

Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

  1. 30 Spain 1.65 million number compare
  2. 31 Kenya 1.51 million number compare
  3. 32 Saudi Arabia 1.47 million number compare
  4. 33 Sri Lanka 1.39 million number compare
  5. 34 Ghana 1.39 million number compare
  6. 35 Peru 1.39 million number compare
  7. 36 Korea 1.38 million number compare

See the full ranking of 248 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in secondary education, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
Enrolment in secondary education, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 17.81 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 19.69 million number in 2001.
What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 15.71 million number in 2012.
How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for enrolment in secondary education, female?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 33rd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in secondary education, female rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 8,239 data points, 1970–2020
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Total number of female students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions regardless of age.