School age population, lower secondary education, female in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100): School age population, lower secondary education, female was 54.36 million in 2024. β² Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, female in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, lower secondary education, female in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) stood at 54.36 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) peaked at 54.36 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.35 million, in 1970.
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 24th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.36 million | 14.35 million | 18.52 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.71 million | 19.03 million | 21.83 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.38 million | 22.56 million | 29.51 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.40 million | 30.22 million | 36.72 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.23 million | 37.49 million | 47.70 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.13 million | 49.67 million | 54.36 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
More education data for ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.23 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 50.51 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 29.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female 109.77 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 46.96 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 45.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 19.22 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) was 54.36 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The highest recorded value was 54.36 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.35 million in 1970.
- How does ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 24th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release