School enrollment, secondary, female in World
World: School enrollment, secondary, female was 66.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary, female in World, 1998–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
World recorded 66.3% for school enrollment, secondary, female in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary, female in World peaked at 66.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 51.5%, in 1998.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.7% | 51.5% | 51.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 56.8% | 52.7% | 60.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.9% | 62.1% | 66.3% | 9 |
More education data for World
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 34.10 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.8% (2024)
- Labor force, female 40.2% (2025)
- Labor force, total 3.74 billion (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9825 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 77.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary, female in World?
- School enrollment, secondary, female in World was 66.3% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary, female recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 66.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary, female recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.5% in 1998.
- Is school enrollment, secondary, female rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary, female (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. 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.