Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Enrolment in upper secondary education, female was 8.18 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Pre-demographic dividend, 1997–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Pre-demographic dividend stood at 8.18 million number. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 83.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 8.18 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.19 million number, in 1997.
That places Pre-demographic dividend 27th out of 43 groups with data for 2018, 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 Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2.19 million number | — |
| 1998 | 2.20 million number | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 2.30 million number | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 2.44 million number | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 2.61 million number | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 2.75 million number | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 3.12 million number | +13.5% |
| 2004 | 3.40 million number | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 3.54 million number | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 3.69 million number | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 3.79 million number | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 4.46 million number | +17.6% |
| 2009 | 5.04 million number | +13.0% |
| 2010 | 5.55 million number | +10.1% |
| 2011 | 5.99 million number | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 6.58 million number | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 7.63 million number | +15.9% |
| 2014 | 6.76 million number | -11.5% |
| 2015 | 7.57 million number | +12.0% |
| 2016 | 7.52 million number | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 7.85 million number | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 8.18 million number | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.23 million number | 2.19 million number | 2.30 million number | 3 |
| 2000s | 3.49 million number | 2.44 million number | 5.04 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.07 million number | 5.55 million number | 8.18 million number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
- 24 Spain 853,853 number compare
- 25 Nepal 838,025 number compare
- 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
More education data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Population ages 15-64 55.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4.66 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 98.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 4.66 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 96.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.2% (2024)
- Labor force, female 45.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Pre-demographic dividend was 8.18 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, female recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 8.18 million number in 2018.
- What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, female recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.19 million number in 1997.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, female?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 27th out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is enrolment in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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.