School age population, lower secondary education, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)

WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): School age population, lower secondary education, female was 8.63 million in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
8.63 million
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
156th
of 221 groups
All-time high
8.97 million
in 2000
All-time low
6.99 million
in 2012
Years of data
26
1999–2024

School age population, lower secondary education, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), 1999–2024

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M1999201120241999: 9.0M2000: 9.0M2001: 8.9M2002: 8.8M2003: 8.6M2004: 8.4M2005: 8.2M2006: 8.0M2007: 7.9M2008: 7.7M2009: 7.5M2010: 7.3M2011: 7.2M2012: 7.0M2013: 7.4M2014: 7.4M2015: 7.2M2016: 7.2M2017: 7.3M2018: 7.5M2019: 7.7M2020: 8.0M2021: 8.2M2022: 8.4M2023: 8.5M2024: 8.6M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) is 8.63 million, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) peaked at 8.97 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.99 million, in 2012.

That places WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 156th 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 WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), year by year

Annual values for School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), 1999 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1999 8.95 million
2000 8.97 million +0.2%
2001 8.90 million -0.7%
2002 8.79 million -1.3%
2003 8.64 million -1.7%
2004 8.40 million -2.8%
2005 8.22 million -2.1%
2006 8.04 million -2.2%
2007 7.88 million -1.9%
2008 7.68 million -2.5%
2009 7.49 million -2.5%
2010 7.31 million -2.4%
2011 7.18 million -1.8%
2012 6.99 million -2.7%
2013 7.44 million +6.5%
2014 7.35 million -1.2%
2015 7.24 million -1.6%
2016 7.24 million -0.0%
2017 7.34 million +1.4%
2018 7.49 million +2.1%
2019 7.70 million +2.7%
2020 8.02 million +4.2%
2021 8.21 million +2.4%
2022 8.40 million +2.2%
2023 8.53 million +1.6%
2024 8.63 million +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8.95 million 8.95 million 8.95 million 1
2000s 8.30 million 7.49 million 8.97 million 10
2010s 7.33 million 6.99 million 7.70 million 10
2020s 8.36 million 8.02 million 8.63 million 5

Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)

  1. 153 Slovenia 33,603 compare
  2. 154 Fiji 33,378 compare
  3. 155 Latvia 30,022 compare
  4. 156 Bahrain 28,943 compare
  5. 157 Trinidad and Tobago 28,036 compare
  6. 158 Solomon Islands 27,616 compare
  7. 159 Réunion 25,736 compare

See the full ranking of 441 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
School age population, lower secondary education, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) was 8.63 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
The highest recorded value was 8.97 million in 2000.
What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
The lowest recorded value was 6.99 million in 2012.
How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 156th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 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