Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)

ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417): Enrolment in upper secondary education, female was 2.09 million in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
2.09 million
Change on year
up 1.7%
Rank
181st
of 221 groups
All-time high
3.91 million
in 2004
All-time low
2.05 million
in 2023
Years of data
27
1998–2024

Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), 1998–2024

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M1998201120241998: 3.4M1999: 3.5M2000: 3.9M2001: 3.6M2002: 3.7M2003: 3.9M2004: 3.9M2005: 3.9M2006: 3.7M2007: 3.6M2008: 3.3M2009: 3.2M2010: 3.1M2011: 3.1M2012: 3.2M2013: 3.1M2014: 2.9M2015: 2.9M2016: 2.8M2017: 2.8M2018: 2.8M2019: 2.9M2020: 2.2M2021: 2.1M2022: 2.1M2023: 2.1M2024: 2.1M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, enrolment in upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) stood at 2.09 million.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) peaked at 3.91 million in 2004 and was at its lowest, 2.05 million, in 2023.

That places ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 181st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.

Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in upper secondary education, female (number) in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), 1998 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1998 3.43 million
1999 3.51 million +2.2%
2000 3.90 million +11.2%
2001 3.65 million -6.5%
2002 3.71 million +1.7%
2003 3.87 million +4.3%
2004 3.91 million +1.0%
2005 3.89 million -0.5%
2006 3.75 million -3.7%
2007 3.59 million -4.3%
2008 3.32 million -7.3%
2009 3.22 million -3.1%
2010 3.12 million -3.0%
2011 3.10 million -0.6%
2012 3.17 million +2.0%
2013 3.06 million -3.2%
2014 2.94 million -4.2%
2015 2.89 million -1.4%
2016 2.83 million -2.1%
2017 2.81 million -1.0%
2018 2.82 million +0.6%
2019 2.89 million +2.2%
2020 2.19 million -24.3%
2021 2.11 million -3.5%
2022 2.07 million -2.0%
2023 2.05 million -0.6%
2024 2.09 million +1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.47 million 3.43 million 3.51 million 2
2000s 3.68 million 3.22 million 3.91 million 10
2010s 2.96 million 2.81 million 3.17 million 10
2020s 2.10 million 2.05 million 2.19 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)

  1. 178 Bermuda 959 compare
  2. 179 Dominica 863 compare
  3. 180 Cayman Islands 829 compare
  4. 181 Andorra 811 compare
  5. 182 Saint Kitts and Nevis 779 compare
  6. 183 Monaco 767 compare
  7. 184 Liechtenstein 696 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) was 2.09 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
The highest recorded value was 3.91 million in 2004.
What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
The lowest recorded value was 2.05 million in 2023.
How does ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, female?
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ranks 181st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 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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Indicator
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
417 places, 10,681 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release