Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 47.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
47.6%
Change on year
down 12.5%
World rank
23rd
of 155 countries
All-time high
54.4%
in 2016
All-time low
16.3%
in 2011
Years of data
20
1998–2017

Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1998–2017

203040501998200720171998: 22.6 %1999: 33.8 %2000: 34.6 %2001: 33.9 %2002: 35.6 %2003: 33.8 %2004: 38.3 %2005: 39 %2006: 31.1 %2007: 31.1 %2008: 22.8 %2009: 21.6 %2010: 22.6 %2011: 16.3 %2012: 17.2 %2013: 44.3 %2014: 43 %2015: 40.1 %2016: 54.4 %2017: 47.6 %

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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is 47.6%, measured in 2017.

That represents a change of down 12.5% on the previous year and up 52.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 54.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 16.3%, in 2011.

That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 23rd out of 155 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1998 to 2017.
Year % Change
1998 22.6%
1999 33.8% +49.4%
2000 34.6% +2.2%
2001 33.9% -1.9%
2002 35.6% +4.8%
2003 33.8% -5.0%
2004 38.3% +13.2%
2005 39.0% +1.9%
2006 31.1% -20.1%
2007 31.1% -0.0%
2008 22.8% -26.8%
2009 21.6% -5.4%
2010 22.6% +4.9%
2011 16.3% -28.0%
2012 17.2% +5.3%
2013 44.3% +158.1%
2014 43.0% -2.8%
2015 40.1% -6.8%
2016 54.4% +35.5%
2017 47.6% -12.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 28.2% 22.6% 33.8% 2
2000s 32.2% 21.6% 39.0% 10
2010s 35.7% 16.3% 54.4% 8

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  1. 20 North Macedonia 54.9% compare
  2. 21 Angola 49.6% compare
  3. 22 Romania 48.9% compare
  4. 24 Ethiopia 47.3% compare
  5. 25 Türkiye 44.8% compare
  6. 26 Russian Federation 44.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 47.6% in 2017, 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 54.4% in 2016.
What is the lowest share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 16.3% in 2011.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 23rd out of 155 countries with data for 2017.
Is share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 52.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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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Indicator
Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
200 places, 3,299 data points, 1997–2019
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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.