Enrolment in secondary education, female in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Enrolment in secondary education, female was 244.63 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
244.63 million number
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
2nd
of 43 groups
All-time high
244.63 million number
in 2019
All-time low
45.36 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
Enrolment in secondary education, female in Low & middle income, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, enrolment in secondary education, female in Low & middle income stood at 244.63 million number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, female in Low & middle income peaked at 244.63 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 45.36 million number, in 1970.
Low & middle income ranks 2nd of 43 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Enrolment in secondary education, female in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 45.36 million number | — |
| 1971 | 49.06 million number | +8.2% |
| 1972 | 53.07 million number | +8.2% |
| 1973 | 56.68 million number | +6.8% |
| 1974 | 58.59 million number | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 61.53 million number | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 66.82 million number | +8.6% |
| 1977 | 74.55 million number | +11.6% |
| 1978 | 81.04 million number | +8.7% |
| 1979 | 87.47 million number | +7.9% |
| 1980 | 86.59 million number | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 86.44 million number | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 85.91 million number | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 88.55 million number | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 90.46 million number | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 88.56 million number | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 98.87 million number | +11.6% |
| 1987 | 103.00 million number | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 105.62 million number | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 107.07 million number | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 109.32 million number | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 113.37 million number | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 118.07 million number | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 122.86 million number | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 127.90 million number | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 133.82 million number | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 140.16 million number | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 146.90 million number | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 153.38 million number | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 158.57 million number | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 165.36 million number | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 170.85 million number | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 177.51 million number | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 184.85 million number | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 190.20 million number | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 194.21 million number | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 197.85 million number | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 202.35 million number | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 206.99 million number | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 210.24 million number | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 214.62 million number | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 219.58 million number | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 223.51 million number | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 229.51 million number | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 233.59 million number | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 234.69 million number | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 236.84 million number | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 237.43 million number | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 242.19 million number | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 244.63 million number | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 63.42 million number | 45.36 million number | 87.47 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 94.11 million number | 85.91 million number | 107.07 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 132.43 million number | 109.32 million number | 158.57 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 190.04 million number | 165.36 million number | 210.24 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 231.66 million number | 214.62 million number | 244.63 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More education data for Low & middle income
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 27.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.0% (2024)
- Labor force, female 39.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in secondary education, female in Low & middle income?
- Enrolment in secondary education, female in Low & middle income was 244.63 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 244.63 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.36 million number in 1970.
- How does Low & middle income rank for enrolment in secondary education, female?
- Low & middle income ranks 2nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, female rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle 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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Total number of female students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions regardless of age.