Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in IDA only

IDA only: Enrolment in upper secondary education, female was 11.83 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
11.83 million number
Change on year
up 1.7%
Rank
22nd
of 43 groups
All-time high
11.83 million number
in 2019
All-time low
1.31 million number
in 1997
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in IDA only, 1997–2019

2.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M1997200820191997: 1.3M number1998: 3.6M number1999: 4.0M number2000: 4.3M number2001: 4.5M number2002: 4.8M number2003: 5.1M number2004: 5.1M number2005: 5.2M number2006: 5.5M number2007: 5.8M number2008: 6.4M number2009: 6.8M number2010: 7.5M number2011: 8.0M number2012: 8.5M number2013: 9.1M number2014: 9.4M number2015: 10.0M number2016: 10.7M number2017: 11.0M number2018: 11.6M number2019: 11.8M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, enrolment in upper secondary education, female in IDA only stood at 11.83 million number. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 72.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, female in IDA only peaked at 11.83 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.31 million number, in 1997.

That places IDA only 22nd 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 23 years of available data.

Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in IDA only, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in upper secondary education, female (number) in IDA only, 1997 to 2019.
Year number Change
1997 1.31 million number
1998 3.63 million number +177.6%
1999 3.96 million number +9.2%
2000 4.27 million number +7.8%
2001 4.54 million number +6.3%
2002 4.81 million number +6.0%
2003 5.07 million number +5.2%
2004 5.10 million number +0.8%
2005 5.20 million number +1.9%
2006 5.49 million number +5.7%
2007 5.78 million number +5.1%
2008 6.37 million number +10.2%
2009 6.84 million number +7.5%
2010 7.46 million number +9.0%
2011 8.01 million number +7.5%
2012 8.53 million number +6.4%
2013 9.14 million number +7.2%
2014 9.42 million number +3.0%
2015 9.99 million number +6.1%
2016 10.73 million number +7.5%
2017 11.05 million number +2.9%
2018 11.64 million number +5.3%
2019 11.83 million number +1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.96 million number 1.31 million number 3.96 million number 3
2000s 5.35 million number 4.27 million number 6.84 million number 10
2010s 9.78 million number 7.46 million number 11.83 million number 10

Countries ranked near IDA only

  1. 19 France 1.34 million number compare
  2. 20 Iran 1.22 million number compare
  3. 21 Germany 1.09 million number compare
  4. 22 Argentina 950,630 number compare
  5. 23 Democratic Republic of Congo 939,341 number compare
  6. 24 Spain 853,853 number compare
  7. 25 Nepal 838,025 number compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in upper secondary education, female in IDA only?
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in IDA only was 11.83 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, female recorded in IDA only?
The highest recorded value was 11.83 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, female recorded in IDA only?
The lowest recorded value was 1.31 million number in 1997.
How does IDA only rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, female?
IDA only ranks 22nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in IDA only?
Over the last ten years it is up 72.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this IDA only 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)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,401 data points, 1980–2020
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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private upper secondary education institutions regardless of age.