Enrolment in secondary education, female in OECD members
OECD members: Enrolment in secondary education, female was 55.37 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
55.37 million number
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
14th
of 43 groups
All-time high
55.83 million number
in 2017
All-time low
31.10 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
Enrolment in secondary education, female in OECD members, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 55.37 million number for enrolment in secondary education, female in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, female in OECD members peaked at 55.83 million number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 31.10 million number, in 1970.
OECD members ranks 14th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Enrolment in secondary education, female in OECD members, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 31.10 million number | — |
| 1971 | 33.94 million number | +9.1% |
| 1972 | 34.98 million number | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 36.69 million number | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 38.26 million number | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 39.70 million number | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 41.10 million number | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 42.65 million number | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 43.75 million number | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 43.50 million number | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 45.44 million number | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 45.91 million number | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 46.42 million number | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 46.61 million number | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 46.85 million number | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 46.78 million number | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 47.55 million number | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 47.71 million number | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 47.34 million number | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 46.99 million number | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 46.52 million number | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 46.77 million number | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 47.20 million number | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 48.30 million number | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 49.27 million number | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 49.67 million number | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 49.72 million number | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 48.13 million number | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 50.17 million number | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 50.43 million number | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 50.65 million number | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 51.40 million number | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 51.65 million number | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 52.35 million number | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 52.27 million number | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 52.70 million number | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 52.69 million number | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 52.90 million number | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 52.88 million number | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 53.01 million number | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 53.08 million number | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 52.86 million number | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 52.59 million number | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 55.28 million number | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 55.53 million number | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 55.62 million number | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 55.60 million number | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 55.83 million number | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 55.72 million number | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 55.37 million number | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38.57 million number | 31.10 million number | 43.75 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.76 million number | 45.44 million number | 47.71 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.62 million number | 46.52 million number | 50.43 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.25 million number | 50.65 million number | 53.01 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.75 million number | 52.59 million number | 55.83 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More education data for OECD members
- Population ages 0-14 16.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.28 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0045 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.28 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.9% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.5063 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in secondary education, female in OECD members?
- Enrolment in secondary education, female in OECD members was 55.37 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 55.83 million number in 2017.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.10 million number in 1970.
- How does OECD members rank for enrolment in secondary education, female?
- OECD members ranks 14th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, female rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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.