Population of compulsory school age, female in SDG: Eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern Asia: Population of compulsory school age, female was 84.00 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
84.00 million
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
71st
of 221 groups
All-time high
112.87 million
in 1997
All-time low
76.69 million
in 2013
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Population of compulsory school age, female in SDG: Eastern Asia, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, population of compulsory school age, female in SDG: Eastern Asia stood at 84.00 million.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in SDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 112.87 million in 1997 and was at its lowest, 76.69 million, in 2013.
SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 71st of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, female in SDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 112.87 million | — |
| 1998 | 112.87 million | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 111.96 million | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 111.53 million | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 110.07 million | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 108.08 million | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 104.98 million | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 96.97 million | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 92.33 million | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 87.31 million | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 84.93 million | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 82.77 million | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 80.92 million | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 79.31 million | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 78.05 million | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 77.15 million | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 76.69 million | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 76.85 million | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 77.21 million | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 77.43 million | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 78.09 million | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 78.84 million | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 80.34 million | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 81.30 million | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 82.50 million | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 82.94 million | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 83.57 million | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 84.00 million | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 112.57 million | 111.96 million | 112.87 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 95.99 million | 80.92 million | 111.53 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.00 million | 76.69 million | 80.34 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.86 million | 81.30 million | 84.00 million | 5 |
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More education data for SDG: Eastern Asia
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 83.3% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 81.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 51.47 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 16.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 58.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 45.36 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 7.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 63.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 56.33 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 30.25 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, female in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in SDG: Eastern Asia was 84.00 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 112.87 million in 1997.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.69 million in 2013.
- How does SDG: Eastern Asia rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 71st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Eastern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release