Enrolment in secondary education, female in Small states
Small states: Enrolment in secondary education, female was 1.47 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in secondary education, female in Small states, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in secondary education, female in Small states is 1.47 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, female in Small states peaked at 1.47 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 459,155 number, in 1970.
Small states ranks 40th of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Enrolment in secondary education, female in Small states, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 459,155 number | — |
| 1971 | 465,367 number | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 491,261 number | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 516,811 number | +5.2% |
| 1974 | 534,934 number | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 581,983 number | +8.8% |
| 1976 | 611,989 number | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 630,995 number | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 646,424 number | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 660,708 number | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 681,039 number | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 675,313 number | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 684,051 number | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 697,516 number | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 705,730 number | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 724,240 number | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 742,680 number | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 749,793 number | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 765,182 number | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 777,010 number | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 805,787 number | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 841,122 number | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 865,458 number | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 883,684 number | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 916,888 number | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 959,413 number | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 998,579 number | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 1.04 million number | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 1.02 million number | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 1.04 million number | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 1.07 million number | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 1.10 million number | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 1.13 million number | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 1.16 million number | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 1.20 million number | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 1.23 million number | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 1.27 million number | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 1.30 million number | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 1.32 million number | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 1.34 million number | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 1.37 million number | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 1.38 million number | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.39 million number | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.39 million number | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.40 million number | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.41 million number | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.42 million number | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.44 million number | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.45 million number | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.47 million number | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 559,963 number | 459,155 number | 660,708 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 720,255 number | 675,313 number | 777,010 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 936,630 number | 805,787 number | 1.04 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.21 million number | 1.07 million number | 1.34 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.41 million number | 1.37 million number | 1.47 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Small states
More education data for Small states
- Population ages 0-14 24.2% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 243,069 (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 66.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 243,069 (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.012 units per person (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 101.3% (2024)
- Labor force, female 43.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in secondary education, female in Small states?
- Enrolment in secondary education, female in Small states was 1.47 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 1.47 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 459,155 number in 1970.
- How does Small states rank for enrolment in secondary education, female?
- Small states ranks 40th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, female rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Small states 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.