School age population, lower secondary education, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries

ALECSO: Least Developed Countries: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 4.04 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
4.04 million
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
184th
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.04 million
in 2023
All-time low
971,988
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

School age population, lower secondary education, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, 1970–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, school age population, lower secondary education, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries stood at 4.04 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 64.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries peaked at 4.04 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 971,988, in 1970.

ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 184th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

School age population, lower secondary education, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, year by year

Annual values for School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 971,988
1971 983,192 +1.2%
1972 995,011 +1.2%
1973 1.01 million +1.2%
1974 1.02 million +1.3%
1975 1.03 million +1.3%
1976 1.05 million +1.4%
1977 1.06 million +1.5%
1978 1.08 million +1.6%
1979 1.11 million +2.5%
1980 1.14 million +2.9%
1981 1.16 million +1.8%
1982 1.17 million +1.0%
1983 1.19 million +1.7%
1984 1.21 million +1.7%
1985 1.24 million +1.8%
1986 1.26 million +1.8%
1987 1.28 million +1.9%
1988 1.31 million +2.0%
1989 1.33 million +1.5%
1990 1.35 million +1.9%
1991 1.38 million +2.1%
1992 1.40 million +1.5%
1993 1.43 million +1.9%
1994 1.47 million +3.1%
1995 1.51 million +2.4%
1996 1.55 million +2.6%
1997 1.58 million +2.4%
1998 1.62 million +2.5%
1999 1.69 million +3.9%
2000 1.74 million +3.2%
2001 1.79 million +2.9%
2002 1.84 million +2.7%
2003 1.88 million +2.2%
2004 1.92 million +2.3%
2005 2.00 million +3.7%
2006 2.08 million +4.3%
2007 2.14 million +3.0%
2008 2.19 million +2.0%
2009 2.21 million +1.3%
2010 2.24 million +1.4%
2011 2.28 million +1.5%
2012 2.33 million +2.1%
2013 2.39 million +2.6%
2014 2.45 million +2.7%
2015 2.51 million +2.6%
2016 2.57 million +2.4%
2017 2.64 million +2.5%
2018 2.71 million +2.5%
2019 2.77 million +2.3%
2020 3.37 million +21.9%
2021 3.44 million +2.1%
2022 3.51 million +1.9%
2023 4.04 million +15.0%
2024 4.04 million +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.03 million 971,988 1.11 million 10
1980s 1.23 million 1.14 million 1.33 million 10
1990s 1.50 million 1.35 million 1.69 million 10
2000s 1.98 million 1.74 million 2.21 million 10
2010s 2.49 million 2.24 million 2.77 million 10
2020s 3.68 million 3.37 million 4.04 million 5

Countries ranked near ALECSO: Least Developed Countries

  1. 181 Iceland 7,339 compare
  2. 182 Malta 6,877 compare
  3. 183 Brunei 6,260 compare
  4. 184 Samoa 5,506 compare
  5. 185 Barbados 4,907 compare
  6. 186 Tonga 4,760 compare
  7. 187 Kiribati 4,508 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
School age population, lower secondary education, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries was 4.04 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
The highest recorded value was 4.04 million in 2023.
What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
The lowest recorded value was 971,988 in 1970.
How does ALECSO: Least Developed Countries rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 184th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
Over the last ten years it is up 64.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ALECSO: Least Developed Countries data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
441 places, 20,444 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release