School age population, lower secondary education, female in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024

GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 3.78 million in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
3.78 million
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
187th
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.59 million
in 2000
All-time low
3.06 million
in 2015
Years of data
26
1999–2024

School age population, lower secondary education, female in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1999–2024

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M1999201120241999: 4.6M2000: 4.6M2001: 4.6M2002: 4.5M2003: 4.4M2004: 4.2M2005: 4.1M2006: 4.0M2007: 3.9M2008: 3.8M2009: 3.7M2010: 3.5M2011: 3.4M2012: 3.3M2013: 3.2M2014: 3.1M2015: 3.1M2016: 3.1M2017: 3.1M2018: 3.2M2019: 3.3M2020: 3.4M2021: 3.5M2022: 3.7M2023: 3.7M2024: 3.8M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, female in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 3.78 million, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 4.59 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.06 million, in 2015.

That places GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 187th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

School age population, lower secondary education, female in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1999 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1999 4.57 million
2000 4.59 million +0.4%
2001 4.56 million -0.8%
2002 4.48 million -1.7%
2003 4.39 million -2.0%
2004 4.22 million -3.8%
2005 4.12 million -2.5%
2006 4.01 million -2.5%
2007 3.92 million -2.3%
2008 3.78 million -3.4%
2009 3.66 million -3.3%
2010 3.53 million -3.7%
2011 3.43 million -2.8%
2012 3.28 million -4.3%
2013 3.18 million -3.0%
2014 3.12 million -1.9%
2015 3.06 million -1.9%
2016 3.08 million +0.5%
2017 3.13 million +1.6%
2018 3.19 million +2.0%
2019 3.29 million +3.1%
2020 3.42 million +4.0%
2021 3.54 million +3.7%
2022 3.67 million +3.5%
2023 3.74 million +2.1%
2024 3.78 million +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4.57 million 4.57 million 4.57 million 1
2000s 4.17 million 3.66 million 4.59 million 10
2010s 3.23 million 3.06 million 3.53 million 10
2020s 3.63 million 3.42 million 3.78 million 5

Countries ranked near GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024

  1. 184 Samoa 5,506 compare
  2. 185 Barbados 4,907 compare
  3. 186 Tonga 4,760 compare
  4. 187 Kiribati 4,508 compare
  5. 188 Curaçao 4,298 compare
  6. 189 Saint Lucia 3,198 compare
  7. 190 Grenada 2,567 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
School age population, lower secondary education, female in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 3.78 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 4.59 million in 2000.
What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 3.06 million in 2015.
How does GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 187th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 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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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

February 2026 Data Release