School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) was 30.46 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, lower secondary education, female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) is 30.46 million, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) peaked at 32.88 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 27.13 million, in 2011.
That places ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 68th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 32.87 million | — |
| 2000 | 32.88 million | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 32.67 million | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 32.56 million | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 32.10 million | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 31.70 million | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 30.95 million | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 30.08 million | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 29.26 million | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 28.54 million | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 27.90 million | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 27.49 million | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 27.13 million | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 27.16 million | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 27.40 million | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 27.35 million | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 27.31 million | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 27.36 million | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 27.53 million | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 27.85 million | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 28.26 million | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 28.97 million | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 29.39 million | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 29.97 million | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 30.36 million | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 30.46 million | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.87 million | 32.87 million | 32.87 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 30.87 million | 27.90 million | 32.88 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.48 million | 27.13 million | 28.26 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.83 million | 28.97 million | 30.46 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
More education data for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 29.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 54.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.299 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 58.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.2912 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 794,026 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) was 30.46 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The highest recorded value was 32.88 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.13 million in 2011.
- How does ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 68th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 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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February 2026 Data Release