Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in European Union
European Union: Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 42.9% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in European Union, 1997–2018
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 European Union stood at 42.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in European Union peaked at 53.5% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 42.0%, in 2015.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in European Union, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 53.5% | — |
| 1998 | 45.1% | -15.8% |
| 1999 | 48.5% | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 44.9% | -7.3% |
| 2001 | 45.2% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 45.2% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 44.0% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 48.2% | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 47.9% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 44.9% | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 44.6% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 43.9% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 42.9% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 43.4% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 42.6% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 42.3% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 43.9% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 42.9% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 42.0% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 42.2% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 42.7% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 42.9% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.0% | 45.1% | 53.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 45.2% | 42.9% | 48.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.8% | 42.0% | 43.9% | 9 |
Countries ranked near European Union
- 1 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 100.0% compare
- 2 Uzbekistan 93.7% compare
- 3 Guatemala 84.4% compare
- 4 Honduras 72.2% compare
More reference data data for European Union
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 2.72 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 2.58 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.29 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.39 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.38 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.4 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 73.9% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.93 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.2 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 335,332 number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in European Union?
- Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in European Union was 42.9% 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 European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 53.5% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.0% in 2015.
- How does European Union rank for share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- European Union ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2018.
- Is share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union 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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About this data
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.