Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in South Asia
South Asia: Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 2.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in South Asia, 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 South Asia stood at 2.1%.
The figure is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in South Asia peaked at 2.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2003.
South Asia ranks 40th of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 South Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.5% | — |
| 1999 | 1.4% | -11.8% |
| 2000 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | -17.7% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | -9.4% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | +26.2% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | +12.0% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | +20.1% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | +18.4% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | +7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.1% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.1% | 9 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
More reference data data for South Asia
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 102.17 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 246.03 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 247.05 (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 16.19 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 33.83 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 17.64 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.02 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.06 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 4.98 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.2% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in South Asia?
- Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in South Asia was 2.1% 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 South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2003.
- How does South Asia rank for share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- South Asia ranks 40th out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South 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.