Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Enrolment in upper secondary education, female was 104.51 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Low & middle income, 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Low & middle income recorded 104.51 million number for enrolment in upper secondary education, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Low & middle income peaked at 104.51 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 37.75 million number, in 1994.
Low & middle income ranks 2nd of 43 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 37.75 million number | — |
| 1995 | 39.75 million number | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 39.86 million number | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 43.80 million number | +9.9% |
| 1998 | 50.30 million number | +14.8% |
| 1999 | 54.06 million number | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 56.89 million number | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 57.88 million number | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 60.28 million number | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 64.55 million number | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 68.53 million number | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 71.66 million number | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 75.44 million number | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 78.22 million number | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 82.22 million number | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 84.72 million number | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 86.73 million number | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 90.12 million number | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 93.34 million number | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 96.93 million number | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 100.28 million number | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 100.37 million number | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 101.48 million number | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 100.75 million number | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 103.50 million number | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 104.51 million number | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.26 million number | 37.75 million number | 54.06 million number | 6 |
| 2000s | 70.04 million number | 56.89 million number | 84.72 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.80 million number | 86.73 million number | 104.51 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More education data for Low & middle income
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 27.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.0% (2024)
- Labor force, female 39.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Low & middle income?
- Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Low & middle income was 104.51 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, female recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 104.51 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, female recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.75 million number in 1994.
- How does Low & middle income rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, female?
- Low & middle income ranks 2nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.