School enrollment, secondary, female in World
World: School enrollment, secondary, female was 77.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary, female in World, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
World recorded 77.1% for school enrollment, secondary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary, female in World peaked at 77.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.6%, in 1971.
That places World 25th out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary, female in World, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 39.7% | — |
| 1971 | 31.6% | -20.3% |
| 1972 | 33.3% | +5.3% |
| 1973 | 35.3% | +5.9% |
| 1974 | 41.8% | +18.5% |
| 1975 | 38.0% | -9.2% |
| 1976 | 38.6% | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 39.9% | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 40.6% | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 45.7% | +12.7% |
| 1980 | 41.3% | -9.6% |
| 1981 | 40.2% | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 40.6% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 41.3% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 41.3% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 43.3% | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 42.6% | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 44.1% | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 45.1% | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 45.7% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 48.1% | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 48.7% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 50.0% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 49.5% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 50.7% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 51.7% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 53.0% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 54.2% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 55.4% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 55.8% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 56.9% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 57.7% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 59.2% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 60.4% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 61.5% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 62.7% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 63.7% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 65.3% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 67.0% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 68.4% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 69.8% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 70.7% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 71.6% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 73.4% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 74.4% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 74.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 74.7% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 74.4% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 75.0% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 75.5% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 75.9% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 76.5% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 77.0% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 76.9% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 77.1% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38.4% | 31.6% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.5% | 40.2% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.7% | 48.1% | 55.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.3% | 56.9% | 68.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.4% | 69.8% | 75.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.7% | 75.9% | 77.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
- 22 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 113.7% compare
- 23 Turks and Caicos Islands 112.6% compare
- 24 Estonia 111.4% compare
- 25 Saudi Arabia 110.8% compare
- 26 Mexico 110.0% compare
- 27 Luxembourg 109.9% compare
- 28 Liechtenstein 109.1% compare
More education data for World
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 34.10 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4548 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary, female in World?
- School enrollment, secondary, female in World was 77.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary, female recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 77.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary, female recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.6% in 1971.
- How does World rank for school enrollment, secondary, female?
- World ranks 25th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, secondary, female rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.