School age population, early childhood education, female in UNICEF: South Asia
UNICEF: South Asia: School age population, early childhood education, female was 44.43 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood education, female in UNICEF: South Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, early childhood education, female in UNICEF: South Asia stood at 44.43 million. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in UNICEF: South Asia peaked at 52.89 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 44.43 million, in 2024.
UNICEF: South Asia ranks 56th of 194 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, female in UNICEF: South Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 49.79 million | — |
| 2000 | 49.98 million | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 50.81 million | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 51.15 million | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 51.20 million | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 51.64 million | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 52.05 million | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 52.24 million | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 52.20 million | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 52.06 million | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 51.86 million | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 51.93 million | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 52.66 million | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 52.78 million | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 52.89 million | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 46.82 million | -11.5% |
| 2015 | 46.65 million | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 46.37 million | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 45.96 million | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 45.52 million | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 45.19 million | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 44.96 million | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 44.90 million | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 44.71 million | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 44.55 million | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 44.43 million | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.79 million | 49.79 million | 49.79 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 51.52 million | 49.98 million | 52.24 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.68 million | 45.19 million | 52.89 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.71 million | 44.43 million | 44.96 million | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: South Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.6662 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.43 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 84.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1267 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 53.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 26.43 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, female in UNICEF: South Asia?
- School age population, early childhood education, female in UNICEF: South Asia was 44.43 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in UNICEF: South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 52.89 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in UNICEF: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.43 million in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: South Asia rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
- UNICEF: South Asia ranks 56th out of 194 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in UNICEF: South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: South Asia 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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February 2026 Data Release