School age population, lower secondary education, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): School age population, lower secondary education, female was 18.52 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
18.52 million
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
107th
of 221 groups
All-time high
18.52 million
in 2024
All-time low
8.42 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, lower secondary education, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, lower secondary education, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) stood at 18.52 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 18.52 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.42 million, in 1970.
That places MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 107th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8.42 million | — |
| 1971 | 8.73 million | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 9.08 million | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 9.39 million | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 9.69 million | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 9.96 million | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 10.17 million | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 10.37 million | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 10.59 million | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 10.82 million | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 11.06 million | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 11.29 million | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 11.34 million | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 11.66 million | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 12.01 million | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 12.37 million | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 12.73 million | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 13.11 million | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 13.51 million | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 13.90 million | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 14.35 million | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 14.84 million | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 15.43 million | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 16.32 million | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 16.96 million | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 17.50 million | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 17.96 million | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 18.33 million | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 15.35 million | -16.3% |
| 1999 | 15.57 million | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 15.74 million | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 15.86 million | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 16.04 million | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 16.23 million | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 16.27 million | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 16.22 million | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 16.20 million | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 16.23 million | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 16.27 million | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 16.39 million | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 16.59 million | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 16.82 million | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 17.03 million | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 16.59 million | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 16.67 million | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 16.71 million | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 17.28 million | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 17.36 million | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 17.57 million | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 17.85 million | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 18.11 million | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 18.33 million | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 18.46 million | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 18.50 million | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 18.52 million | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.72 million | 8.42 million | 10.82 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.30 million | 11.06 million | 13.90 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.26 million | 14.35 million | 18.33 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.15 million | 15.74 million | 16.39 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.05 million | 16.59 million | 17.85 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.38 million | 18.11 million | 18.52 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 976,549 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 11.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.3311 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.8278 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) was 18.52 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The highest recorded value was 18.52 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.42 million in 1970.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 107th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 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