Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in GPE: Region 2

GPE: Region 2: Enrolment in upper secondary education, female was 8.35 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
8.35 million
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
113th
of 221 groups
All-time high
8.35 million
in 2024
All-time low
1.59 million
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024

Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in GPE: Region 2, 1998–2024

2.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M1998201120241998: 1.6M1999: 1.7M2000: 1.8M2001: 2.0M2002: 2.1M2003: 2.4M2004: 2.6M2005: 2.7M2006: 2.7M2007: 2.7M2008: 3.2M2009: 3.6M2010: 4.1M2011: 4.4M2012: 4.9M2013: 5.7M2014: 4.9M2015: 5.4M2016: 5.3M2017: 5.6M2018: 5.9M2019: 6.6M2020: 7.2M2021: 7.7M2022: 8.0M2023: 8.3M2024: 8.3M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, enrolment in upper secondary education, female in GPE: Region 2 stood at 8.35 million. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 72.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, female in GPE: Region 2 peaked at 8.35 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.59 million, in 1998.

GPE: Region 2 ranks 113th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in GPE: Region 2, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in upper secondary education, female (number) in GPE: Region 2, 1998 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1998 1.59 million
1999 1.71 million +7.9%
2000 1.84 million +7.5%
2001 2.01 million +9.2%
2002 2.09 million +3.7%
2003 2.35 million +12.9%
2004 2.56 million +8.9%
2005 2.65 million +3.5%
2006 2.68 million +1.1%
2007 2.75 million +2.4%
2008 3.20 million +16.3%
2009 3.59 million +12.3%
2010 4.07 million +13.5%
2011 4.43 million +8.8%
2012 4.86 million +9.6%
2013 5.73 million +17.9%
2014 4.85 million -15.3%
2015 5.37 million +10.6%
2016 5.34 million -0.4%
2017 5.62 million +5.3%
2018 5.93 million +5.4%
2019 6.58 million +11.0%
2020 7.24 million +9.9%
2021 7.72 million +6.7%
2022 7.97 million +3.3%
2023 8.28 million +3.8%
2024 8.35 million +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.65 million 1.59 million 1.71 million 2
2000s 2.57 million 1.84 million 3.59 million 10
2010s 5.28 million 4.07 million 6.58 million 10
2020s 7.91 million 7.24 million 8.35 million 5

Countries ranked near GPE: Region 2

  1. 110 Mongolia 81,270 compare
  2. 111 Hong Kong 78,873 compare
  3. 112 Croatia 75,040 compare
  4. 113 Lao People's Democratic Republic 70,621 compare
  5. 114 Georgia 66,567 compare
  6. 115 Panama 63,770 compare
  7. 116 Kuwait 56,817 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in upper secondary education, female in GPE: Region 2?
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in GPE: Region 2 was 8.35 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, female recorded in GPE: Region 2?
The highest recorded value was 8.35 million in 2024.
What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, female recorded in GPE: Region 2?
The lowest recorded value was 1.59 million in 1998.
How does GPE: Region 2 rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, female?
GPE: Region 2 ranks 113th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in GPE: Region 2?
Over the last ten years it is up 72.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this GPE: Region 2 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