Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in IDA blend
IDA blend: Enrolment in upper secondary education, female was 7.29 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in IDA blend, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, enrolment in upper secondary education, female in IDA blend stood at 7.29 million number. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, female in IDA blend peaked at 7.29 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.27 million number, in 1998.
That places IDA blend 29th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.27 million number | — |
| 1999 | 2.38 million number | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 2.52 million number | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 2.51 million number | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 2.60 million number | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 3.17 million number | +21.9% |
| 2004 | 3.48 million number | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 3.68 million number | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 4.19 million number | +13.8% |
| 2007 | 4.33 million number | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 4.76 million number | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 5.27 million number | +10.8% |
| 2010 | 5.60 million number | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 5.76 million number | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 6.10 million number | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 6.89 million number | +13.0% |
| 2014 | 6.15 million number | -10.7% |
| 2015 | 6.77 million number | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 6.63 million number | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 6.62 million number | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 6.81 million number | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 7.29 million number | +7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.32 million number | 2.27 million number | 2.38 million number | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.65 million number | 2.51 million number | 5.27 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.46 million number | 5.60 million number | 7.29 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
- 26 Algeria 761,505 number compare
- 27 South Korea 737,224 number compare
- 28 Uzbekistan 726,851 number compare
- 29 Saudi Arabia 715,848 number compare
- 30 Colombia 711,826 number compare
- 31 Kenya 707,957 number compare
- 32 Sri Lanka 704,451 number compare
More education data for IDA blend
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.9% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.26 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 91.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0033 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.26 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 89.9% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 92.2% (2024)
- Labor force, total 281.15 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in upper secondary education, female in IDA blend?
- Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in IDA blend was 7.29 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, female recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 7.29 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, female recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.27 million number in 1998.
- How does IDA blend rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, female?
- IDA blend ranks 29th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA blend 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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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private upper secondary education institutions regardless of age.