School age population, early childhood education, female in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024

GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024: School age population, early childhood education, female was 12.28 million in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
12.28 million
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
125th
of 194 groups
All-time high
18.04 million
in 2013
All-time low
11.92 million
in 2017
Years of data
29
1996–2024

School age population, early childhood education, female in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1996–2024

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M1996201020241996: 12.0M1997: 12.1M1998: 15.5M1999: 15.7M2000: 15.8M2001: 16.1M2002: 16.3M2003: 16.2M2004: 16.4M2005: 16.6M2006: 16.6M2007: 16.7M2008: 16.8M2009: 16.9M2010: 17.4M2011: 17.6M2012: 17.9M2013: 18.0M2014: 12.0M2015: 12.0M2016: 12.0M2017: 11.9M2018: 11.9M2019: 12.0M2020: 11.9M2021: 12.0M2022: 12.1M2023: 12.2M2024: 12.3M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, school age population, early childhood education, female in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 12.28 million.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 18.04 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 11.92 million, in 2017.

GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 125th of 194 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.

School age population, early childhood education, female in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, female (number) in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1996 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1996 11.98 million
1997 12.07 million +0.7%
1998 15.48 million +28.2%
1999 15.66 million +1.1%
2000 15.85 million +1.2%
2001 16.08 million +1.4%
2002 16.33 million +1.6%
2003 16.23 million -0.6%
2004 16.43 million +1.2%
2005 16.57 million +0.8%
2006 16.63 million +0.4%
2007 16.68 million +0.3%
2008 16.79 million +0.7%
2009 16.93 million +0.8%
2010 17.35 million +2.5%
2011 17.63 million +1.6%
2012 17.87 million +1.4%
2013 18.04 million +0.9%
2014 12.05 million -33.2%
2015 12.02 million -0.2%
2016 11.95 million -0.5%
2017 11.92 million -0.3%
2018 11.94 million +0.2%
2019 11.96 million +0.1%
2020 11.94 million -0.1%
2021 11.98 million +0.3%
2022 12.07 million +0.8%
2023 12.16 million +0.7%
2024 12.28 million +1.0%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where School age population, early childhood education, female in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2014 -33.2% 18.04 million 12.05 million
1998 +28.2% 12.07 million 15.48 million

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 13.80 million 11.98 million 15.66 million 4
2000s 16.45 million 15.85 million 16.93 million 10
2010s 14.27 million 11.92 million 18.04 million 10
2020s 12.09 million 11.94 million 12.28 million 5

Countries ranked near GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024

  1. 122 Mongolia 138,381 compare
  2. 123 Singapore 137,184 compare
  3. 124 Georgia 135,446 compare
  4. 125 Uruguay 130,916 compare
  5. 126 Lebanon 129,486 compare
  6. 127 Libya 127,370 compare
  7. 128 Croatia 118,212 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, female in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
School age population, early childhood education, female in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 12.28 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 18.04 million in 2013.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 11.92 million in 2017.
How does GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 125th out of 194 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
401 places, 9,806 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release