What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?

The highest recorded value was 57.12 million in 1983.

What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?

The lowest recorded value was 29.44 million in 1974.

How does ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 57th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.

Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?

Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

School age population, lower secondary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)

Name: School age population, lower secondary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
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ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): School age population, lower secondary education, female was 41.87 million in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

41.87 million

Change on year

up 0.5%

Rank

57th

of 221 groups

All-time high

57.12 million

in 1983

All-time low

29.44 million

in 1974

Years of data

1970–2024

School age population, lower secondary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 1970–2024

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) is 41.87 million, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) peaked at 57.12 million in 1983 and was at its lowest, 29.44 million, in 1974.

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 57th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

School age population, lower secondary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), year by year

Annual values for School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 1970 to 2024.
Year	Value	Change
1970	34.35 million	—
1971	34.12 million	-0.7%
1972	31.37 million	-8.0%
1973	29.79 million	-5.0%
1974	29.44 million	-1.2%
1975	33.57 million	+14.0%
1976	40.85 million	+21.7%
1977	53.33 million	+30.6%
1978	55.02 million	+3.2%
1979	53.65 million	-2.5%
1980	52.95 million	-1.3%
1981	53.99 million	+2.0%
1982	55.07 million	+2.0%
1983	57.12 million	+3.7%
1984	56.65 million	-0.8%
1985	56.02 million	-1.1%
1986	54.71 million	-2.3%
1987	53.28 million	-2.6%
1988	51.17 million	-4.0%
1989	48.97 million	-4.3%
1990	46.87 million	-4.3%
1991	45.83 million	-2.2%
1992	45.66 million	-0.4%
1993	46.47 million	+1.8%
1994	47.62 million	+2.5%
1995	49.16 million	+3.2%
1996	49.28 million	+0.2%
1997	49.57 million	+0.6%
1998	49.57 million	-0.0%
1999	51.46 million	+3.8%
2000	53.40 million	+3.8%
2001	54.07 million	+1.2%
2002	54.14 million	+0.1%
2003	53.85 million	-0.5%
2004	52.03 million	-3.4%
2005	48.75 million	-6.3%
2006	44.80 million	-8.1%
2007	43.03 million	-4.0%
2008	41.78 million	-2.9%
2009	40.68 million	-2.6%
2010	39.77 million	-2.2%
2011	38.85 million	-2.3%
2012	38.17 million	-1.7%
2013	38.64 million	+1.2%
2014	38.37 million	-0.7%
2015	38.18 million	-0.5%
2016	37.68 million	-1.3%
2017	37.76 million	+0.2%
2018	38.08 million	+0.8%
2019	38.65 million	+1.5%
2020	39.40 million	+1.9%
2021	40.23 million	+2.1%
2022	41.04 million	+2.0%
2023	41.68 million	+1.6%
2024	41.87 million	+0.5%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	39.55 million	29.44 million	55.02 million	10
1980s	53.99 million	48.97 million	57.12 million	10
1990s	48.15 million	45.66 million	51.46 million	10
2000s	48.65 million	40.68 million	54.14 million	10
2010s	38.42 million	37.68 million	39.77 million	10
2020s	40.84 million	39.40 million	41.87 million	5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)

54 Nepal 825,586 compare
55 Italy 802,004 compare
56 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 801,118 compare
57 Malaysia 800,127 compare
58 Saudi Arabia 778,347 compare
59 Poland 775,034 compare
60 Spain 744,100 compare

See the full ranking of 441 places →

More education data for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)

Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 85.23 million (2024)
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.68 million (2024)
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4426 % change on previous year (2024)
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.52 million (2024)
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2024)
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58.06 million (2024)
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 91.29 million (2024)
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.65 % change on previous year (2024)
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)

All data for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) →

Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?: School age population, lower secondary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) was 41.87 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?: The highest recorded value was 57.12 million in 1983.
What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?: The lowest recorded value was 29.44 million in 1974.
How does ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?: ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 57th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?: Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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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