School age population, lower secondary education, female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)

ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): School age population, lower secondary education, female was 30.46 million in 2024. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2024)
30.46 million
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
68th
of 221 groups
All-time high
32.88 million
in 2000
All-time low
27.13 million
in 2011
Years of data
26
1999–2024

School age population, lower secondary education, female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 1999–2024

010.0M20.0M30.0M1999201120241999: 32.9M2000: 32.9M2001: 32.7M2002: 32.6M2003: 32.1M2004: 31.7M2005: 31.0M2006: 30.1M2007: 29.3M2008: 28.5M2009: 27.9M2010: 27.5M2011: 27.1M2012: 27.2M2013: 27.4M2014: 27.3M2015: 27.3M2016: 27.4M2017: 27.5M2018: 27.9M2019: 28.3M2020: 29.0M2021: 29.4M2022: 30.0M2023: 30.4M2024: 30.5M

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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)

  1. 65 Canada 656,069 compare
  2. 66 Australia 651,402 compare
  3. 67 Burundi 593,681 compare
  4. 68 Tajikistan, Republic of 585,157 compare
  5. 69 Guatemala 569,857 compare
  6. 70 Zambia 523,767 compare
  7. 71 Cambodia 488,652 compare

See the full ranking of 441 places β†’

More education data for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)

All data for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) β†’

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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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