Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Europe & Central Asia
Europe & Central Asia: Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 44.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Europe & Central Asia, 1997–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Europe & Central Asia is 44.4%, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 48.3% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 38.6%, in 2003.
Europe & Central Asia ranks 4th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 48.3% | — |
| 1998 | 41.4% | -14.3% |
| 1999 | 42.5% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 39.8% | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 40.1% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 39.7% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 38.6% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 42.1% | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 42.7% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 41.4% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 41.8% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 42.4% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 42.5% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 43.8% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 44.0% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 44.2% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 45.2% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 44.7% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 44.8% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 44.7% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 44.6% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 44.4% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.0% | 41.4% | 48.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 41.1% | 38.6% | 42.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.5% | 43.8% | 45.2% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia
- 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
- 6 Serbia 69.1% compare
- 7 Finland 69.1% compare
More reference data data for Europe & Central Asia
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 11.30 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.50 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.80 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 4.72 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 4.73 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 4.71 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 77.4% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.51 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.13 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 518,257 number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Europe & Central Asia?
- Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Europe & Central Asia was 44.4% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 48.3% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.6% in 2003.
- How does Europe & Central Asia rank for share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 4th out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia 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.