Population of compulsory school age, female in SDG: South-eastern Asia
SDG: South-eastern Asia: Population of compulsory school age, female was 52.00 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
52.00 million
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
114th
of 221 groups
All-time high
52.11 million
in 2023
All-time low
20.81 million
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Population of compulsory school age, female in SDG: South-eastern Asia, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: South-eastern Asia recorded 52.00 million for population of compulsory school age, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in SDG: South-eastern Asia peaked at 52.11 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 20.81 million, in 1997.
That places SDG: South-eastern Asia 114th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, female in SDG: South-eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 20.81 million | — |
| 1998 | 20.81 million | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 21.05 million | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 21.43 million | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 21.53 million | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 40.65 million | +88.8% |
| 2003 | 42.23 million | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 42.22 million | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 45.60 million | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 45.45 million | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 45.39 million | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 45.33 million | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 45.24 million | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 45.21 million | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 44.88 million | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 45.97 million | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 46.02 million | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 46.17 million | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 47.11 million | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 47.56 million | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 47.87 million | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 50.56 million | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 51.14 million | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 51.53 million | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 51.88 million | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 52.08 million | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 52.11 million | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 52.00 million | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.89 million | 20.81 million | 21.05 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 39.51 million | 21.43 million | 45.60 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.25 million | 44.88 million | 51.14 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.92 million | 51.53 million | 52.11 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: South-eastern Asia
More education data for SDG: South-eastern Asia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0787 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 10.35 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, female in SDG: South-eastern Asia?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in SDG: South-eastern Asia was 52.00 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in SDG: South-eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 52.11 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in SDG: South-eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.81 million in 1997.
- How does SDG: South-eastern Asia rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- SDG: South-eastern Asia ranks 114th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in SDG: South-eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: South-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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release