Enrolment in upper secondary education, female (number) (upper female) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Enrolment in upper secondary education, female (number) (upper female) was 85.45 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) recorded 85.45 million for enrolment in upper secondary education, female in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 85.61 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 23.94 million, in 1993.
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 12th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female (number) (upper female) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 23.94 million | — |
| 1994 | 26.28 million | +9.8% |
| 1995 | 28.47 million | +8.3% |
| 1996 | 28.22 million | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 30.86 million | +9.4% |
| 1998 | 39.25 million | +27.2% |
| 1999 | 40.24 million | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 42.47 million | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 42.82 million | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 44.55 million | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 48.14 million | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 50.69 million | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 53.71 million | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 57.07 million | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 59.92 million | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 63.36 million | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 65.33 million | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 66.40 million | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 68.66 million | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 71.09 million | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 73.08 million | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 77.05 million | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 76.61 million | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 77.48 million | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 76.23 million | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 78.62 million | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 79.31 million | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 79.75 million | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 81.78 million | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 84.20 million | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 85.61 million | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 85.45 million | -0.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in upper secondary education, female (number) (upper female) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +27.2% | 30.86 million | 39.25 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.04 million | 23.94 million | 40.24 million | 7 |
| 2000s | 52.81 million | 42.47 million | 65.33 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.45 million | 66.40 million | 79.31 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.36 million | 79.75 million | 85.61 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 216.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 187.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 390.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 61.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 415.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.22 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 85.45 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 85.61 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.94 million in 1993.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, female?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 12th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release