Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 46.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 46.5%.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 48.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 33.2%, in 2003.
That places Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 2nd out of 45 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 39.6% | — |
| 1999 | 37.3% | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 36.0% | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 36.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 34.7% | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 33.2% | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 34.6% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 35.7% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 36.9% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 38.2% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 40.4% | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 42.4% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 44.7% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 46.2% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 47.0% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 46.5% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 47.0% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 48.5% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 48.1% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 47.2% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 46.5% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.4% | 37.3% | 39.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 36.8% | 33.2% | 42.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.9% | 44.7% | 48.5% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 1 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 100.0% compare
- 2 Uzbekistan 93.7% compare
- 3 Guatemala 84.4% compare
- 4 Honduras 72.2% compare
- 5 Bosnia and Herzegovina 70.0% compare
More reference data data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 3.37 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 6.55 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 4.18 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 3.19 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 4.17 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 4.19 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 80.5% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.27 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.08 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 215,776 number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 46.5% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
- What is the highest share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 48.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.2% in 2003.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 2nd out of 45 groups with data for 2018.
- Is share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled in vocational programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of female students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the upper secondary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies specific to a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Vocational education may have work-based components (e.g. apprenticeships). Successful completion of such programmes leads to labour-market relevant vocational qualifications acknowledged as occupationally-oriented by the relevant national authorities and/or the labour market.