Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 98.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) stood at 98.4%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 98.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 75.3%, in 1998.
That places Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 9th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 75.3% | — |
| 1999 | 77.7% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 78.7% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 78.6% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 82.1% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 84.2% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 83.1% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 79.7% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 80.1% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 80.7% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 78.7% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 75.4% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 77.6% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 80.7% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 83.7% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 92.0% | +9.8% |
| 2014 | 94.8% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 96.9% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 98.1% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 97.2% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 97.4% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 98.4% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.5% | 75.3% | 77.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 80.1% | 75.4% | 84.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.7% | 77.6% | 98.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- 6 Costa Rica 155.4% compare
- 7 Netherlands 140.1% compare
- 8 New Zealand 139.5% compare
- 9 Denmark 139.3% compare
- 10 Estonia 134.5% compare
- 11 Spain 133.3% compare
- 12 Iceland 130.0% compare
More education data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.66 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1746 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0626 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 28.09 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 98.4% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 98.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.3% in 1998.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 9th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary education age.