School age population, lower secondary education, female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423): School age population, lower secondary education, female was 12.22 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
12.22 million
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
143rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
14.26 million
in 2002
All-time low
11.32 million
in 2015
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School age population, lower secondary education, female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) recorded 12.22 million for school age population, lower secondary education, female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) peaked at 14.26 million in 2002 and was at its lowest, 11.32 million, in 2015.
ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) ranks 143rd of 221 groups on this measure, 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 in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 14.25 million | — |
| 2000 | 14.24 million | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 14.12 million | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 14.26 million | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 14.05 million | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 13.81 million | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 13.48 million | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 13.08 million | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 12.71 million | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 12.40 million | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 12.14 million | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 11.96 million | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 11.80 million | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 11.79 million | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 11.49 million | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 11.40 million | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 11.32 million | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 11.33 million | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11.38 million | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 11.48 million | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 11.61 million | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 11.89 million | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 12.01 million | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 12.13 million | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 12.23 million | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 12.22 million | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.25 million | 14.25 million | 14.25 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.43 million | 12.14 million | 14.26 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.56 million | 11.32 million | 11.96 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.10 million | 11.89 million | 12.23 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
- 140 Republic of Moldova 73,435 compare
- 141 Botswana 72,885 compare
- 142 Uruguay 68,308 compare
- 143 Jamaica 57,968 compare
- 144 Bosnia and Herzegovina 56,831 compare
- 145 Albania 51,657 compare
- 146 Puerto Rico 47,028 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.5176 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 11.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.0554 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 13.72 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 341,120 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.12 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0753 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0753 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 24.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) was 12.22 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- The highest recorded value was 14.26 million in 2002.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.32 million in 2015.
- How does ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) ranks 143rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 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