What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?

The highest recorded value was 95.03 million in 2024.

What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?

The lowest recorded value was 57.73 million in 1970.

How does ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 15th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.

Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?

Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

School age population, lower secondary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

Name: School age population, lower secondary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
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ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438): School age population, lower secondary education, female was 95.03 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

95.03 million

Change on year

up 0.6%

Rank

15th

of 221 groups

All-time high

95.03 million

in 2024

All-time low

57.73 million

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2024

School age population, lower secondary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 1970–2024

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) is 95.03 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) peaked at 95.03 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 57.73 million, in 1970.

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 15th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

School age population, lower secondary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), year by year

Annual values for School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 1970 to 2024.
Year	Value	Change
1970	57.73 million	—
1971	58.34 million	+1.0%
1972	59.26 million	+1.6%
1973	59.95 million	+1.2%
1974	60.70 million	+1.3%
1975	61.45 million	+1.2%
1976	62.65 million	+2.0%
1977	63.36 million	+1.1%
1978	63.88 million	+0.8%
1979	64.47 million	+0.9%
1980	65.11 million	+1.0%
1981	65.81 million	+1.1%
1982	66.40 million	+0.9%
1983	67.25 million	+1.3%
1984	68.12 million	+1.3%
1985	69.07 million	+1.4%
1986	68.25 million	-1.2%
1987	69.17 million	+1.4%
1988	70.11 million	+1.4%
1989	70.49 million	+0.5%
1990	71.57 million	+1.5%
1991	72.20 million	+0.9%
1992	73.43 million	+1.7%
1993	74.96 million	+2.1%
1994	76.22 million	+1.7%
1995	77.45 million	+1.6%
1996	78.58 million	+1.5%
1997	79.52 million	+1.2%
1998	77.12 million	-3.0%
1999	77.66 million	+0.7%
2000	78.13 million	+0.6%
2001	79.17 million	+1.3%
2002	79.80 million	+0.8%
2003	80.44 million	+0.8%
2004	80.89 million	+0.6%
2005	81.18 million	+0.4%
2006	81.39 million	+0.3%
2007	81.69 million	+0.4%
2008	81.98 million	+0.3%
2009	82.18 million	+0.2%
2010	82.55 million	+0.5%
2011	83.81 million	+1.5%
2012	84.52 million	+0.8%
2013	84.75 million	+0.3%
2014	85.54 million	+0.9%
2015	86.44 million	+1.1%
2016	87.41 million	+1.1%
2017	88.89 million	+1.7%
2018	89.69 million	+0.9%
2019	90.63 million	+1.1%
2020	91.81 million	+1.3%
2021	92.73 million	+1.0%
2022	93.64 million	+1.0%
2023	94.47 million	+0.9%
2024	95.03 million	+0.6%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	61.18 million	57.73 million	64.47 million	10
1980s	67.98 million	65.11 million	70.49 million	10
1990s	75.87 million	71.57 million	79.52 million	10
2000s	80.68 million	78.13 million	82.18 million	10
2010s	86.42 million	82.55 million	90.63 million	10
2020s	93.54 million	91.81 million	95.03 million	5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

12 Egypt 3.59 million compare
13 Viet Nam 3.36 million compare
14 Mexico 3.32 million compare
15 Tanzania, United Republic of 3.09 million compare
16 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 2.78 million compare
17 Türkiye 2.66 million compare
18 Uganda 2.50 million compare

See the full ranking of 441 places →

More education data for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 278.94 million (2024)
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0831 % change on previous year (2024)
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.19 % change on previous year (2024)
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 82.73 million (2024)
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.74 million (2024)
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 82.99 million (2024)
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.5884 % change on previous year (2024)
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 143.09 million (2024)

All data for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) →

Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?: School age population, lower secondary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) was 95.03 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?: The highest recorded value was 95.03 million in 2024.
What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?: The lowest recorded value was 57.73 million in 1970.
How does ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?: ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 15th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?: Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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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: 16 August 2026

February 2026 Data Release