Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Enrolment in upper secondary education, female was 117.39 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in MDG: Developing Regions, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in upper secondary education, female in MDG: Developing Regions is 117.39 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, female in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 117.39 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.86 million, in 1994.
MDG: Developing Regions ranks 8th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.58 million | 36.86 million | 51.70 million | 6 |
| 2000s | 68.95 million | 53.85 million | 85.06 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.70 million | 87.26 million | 106.26 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 113.96 million | 108.43 million | 117.39 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developing Regions
More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 266.40 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 286.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 171.20 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 28.60 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 178.28 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 368.76 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 190.49 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in upper secondary education, female in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in MDG: Developing Regions was 117.39 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, female recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 117.39 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, female recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.86 million in 1994.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, female?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 8th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Developing Regions 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release