Secondary education, pupils in IDA only
IDA only: Secondary education, pupils was 47.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils in IDA only, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, pupils in IDA only is 47.7%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in IDA only peaked at 47.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 33.1%, in 1979.
IDA only ranks 28th of 41 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils in IDA only, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 33.4% | — |
| 1971 | 33.4% | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 33.5% | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 33.6% | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 33.8% | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 33.9% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 34.1% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 33.3% | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 33.1% | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 33.1% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 33.9% | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 33.6% | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 34.6% | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 35.3% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 36.2% | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 36.3% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 37.2% | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 37.4% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 37.7% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 38.1% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 38.2% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 38.8% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 39.3% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 39.8% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 40.0% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 41.2% | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 41.7% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 42.4% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 43.0% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 43.6% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 44.1% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 44.2% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 44.5% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 44.6% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 43.8% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 44.3% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 44.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 44.5% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 45.1% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 45.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 45.7% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 46.2% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 46.4% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 46.4% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 46.7% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 47.1% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 47.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 47.6% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 47.7% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.5% | 33.1% | 34.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.0% | 33.6% | 38.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.8% | 38.2% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.4% | 43.8% | 45.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.8% | 45.7% | 47.7% | 9 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
- 25 Uruguay 51.6% compare
- 26 Palestine, State of 51.4% compare
- 27 Nepal 51.4% compare
- 28 Saint Kitts and Nevis 51.4% compare
- 29 Tunisia 51.4% compare
- 30 Timor-Leste 51.3% compare
- 31 Mongolia 51.3% compare
More education data for IDA only
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.00 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 37.5% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5.00 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 101.6% (2024)
- Labor force, total 476.44 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils in IDA only?
- Secondary education, pupils in IDA only was 47.7% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 47.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.1% in 1979.
- How does IDA only rank for secondary education, pupils?
- IDA only ranks 28th out of 41 groups with data for 2018.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA only data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.