School age population, lower secondary education, female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417): School age population, lower secondary education, female was 8.57 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, lower secondary education, female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, lower secondary education, female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) stood at 8.57 million.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) peaked at 10.20 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.53 million, in 2013.
That places ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 157th 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 in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 10.17 million | — |
| 2000 | 10.20 million | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 10.03 million | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 9.69 million | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 9.24 million | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 9.17 million | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 8.69 million | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 8.28 million | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 7.89 million | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 7.51 million | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 7.18 million | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 6.97 million | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 6.78 million | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 6.62 million | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 6.53 million | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 6.62 million | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 6.72 million | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 6.84 million | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 6.92 million | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 7.06 million | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 7.24 million | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 7.60 million | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 7.87 million | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 8.17 million | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 8.48 million | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 8.57 million | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.17 million | 10.17 million | 10.17 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.79 million | 7.18 million | 10.20 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.83 million | 6.53 million | 7.24 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.14 million | 7.60 million | 8.57 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
More education data for ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 18.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.71 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 42,466 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 699,632 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 11.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 10.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.80 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) was 8.57 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.20 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.53 million in 2013.
- How does ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ranks 157th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 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