Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 11.5% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Least developed countries, 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 Least developed countries stood at 11.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Least developed countries peaked at 43.2% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2001.
Least developed countries ranks 32nd of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 43.2% | — |
| 1998 | 11.9% | -72.5% |
| 1999 | 11.1% | -6.9% |
| 2000 | 10.9% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 10.6% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 10.6% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 10.7% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 11.5% | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 12.1% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 12.3% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 12.4% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 12.7% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 13.0% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 12.3% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 12.1% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 12.0% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 11.5% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 11.7% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 11.8% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 11.4% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 11.3% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 11.5% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.1% | 11.1% | 43.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 11.7% | 10.6% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 11.3% | 12.3% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
More reference data data for Least developed countries
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.29 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 13.85 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 13.50 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 27.34 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.46 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.11 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.9% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.6598 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 0.7262 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 2.33 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Least developed countries?
- Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Least developed countries was 11.5% 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 Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 43.2% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2001.
- How does Least developed countries rank for share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Least developed countries ranks 32nd out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Least developed 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.