School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434): School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) was 14.47 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
14.47 million
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
136th
of 221 groups
All-time high
15.97 million
in 1997
All-time low
9.73 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, lower secondary education, female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) is 14.47 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) peaked at 15.97 million in 1997 and was at its lowest, 9.73 million, in 1970.
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 136th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 9.73 million | — |
| 1971 | 9.99 million | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 10.26 million | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 10.54 million | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 10.79 million | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 11.01 million | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 11.13 million | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 11.28 million | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 11.35 million | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 11.48 million | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 11.62 million | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 11.75 million | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 11.71 million | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 11.95 million | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 12.24 million | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 12.52 million | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 12.79 million | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 13.04 million | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 13.24 million | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 13.41 million | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 13.57 million | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 13.76 million | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 14.04 million | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 14.67 million | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 15.05 million | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 15.41 million | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 15.73 million | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 15.97 million | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 13.14 million | -17.7% |
| 1999 | 13.21 million | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 13.27 million | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 13.31 million | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 13.43 million | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 13.59 million | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 13.63 million | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 13.63 million | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 13.67 million | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 13.68 million | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 13.61 million | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 13.59 million | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 13.65 million | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 13.67 million | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 13.65 million | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 13.65 million | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 13.71 million | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 13.70 million | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 13.67 million | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 13.63 million | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 13.86 million | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 13.94 million | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 14.18 million | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 14.29 million | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 14.38 million | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 14.42 million | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 14.47 million | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.76 million | 9.73 million | 11.48 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.43 million | 11.62 million | 13.41 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.46 million | 13.14 million | 15.97 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.54 million | 13.27 million | 13.68 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.71 million | 13.63 million | 13.94 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.35 million | 14.18 million | 14.47 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
More education data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.1447 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 20.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1654 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.10 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.65 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 22.06 million (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4483 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) was 14.47 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The highest recorded value was 15.97 million in 1997.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.73 million in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 136th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 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