School age population, lower secondary education, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia
WB: Europe & Central Asia: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 23.29 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
23.29 million
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
95th
of 221 groups
All-time high
26.25 million
in 2000
All-time low
20.34 million
in 2012
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School age population, lower secondary education, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Europe & Central Asia recorded 23.29 million for school age population, lower secondary education, female in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia peaked at 26.25 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 20.34 million, in 2012.
WB: Europe & Central Asia ranks 95th of 221 groups on this measure, 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, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 26.23 million | — |
| 2000 | 26.25 million | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 25.96 million | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 25.75 million | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 25.10 million | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 24.78 million | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 23.98 million | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 23.18 million | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 22.43 million | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 21.77 million | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 21.18 million | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 20.83 million | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 20.51 million | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 20.34 million | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 20.53 million | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 20.47 million | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 20.44 million | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 20.52 million | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 20.68 million | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 20.97 million | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 21.34 million | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 22.00 million | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 22.38 million | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 22.79 million | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 23.20 million | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 23.29 million | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.23 million | 26.23 million | 26.23 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 24.04 million | 21.18 million | 26.25 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.66 million | 20.34 million | 21.34 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.73 million | 22.00 million | 23.29 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia
- 92 Netherlands 284,084 compare
- 93 Dominican Republic 280,841 compare
- 94 Belarus 277,434 compare
- 95 Mauritania 253,761 compare
- 96 Chile 251,333 compare
- 97 Israel 246,849 compare
- 98 United Arab Emirates 240,465 compare
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.2807 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.2954 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 83.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.058 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0527 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 52.35 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia was 23.29 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?
- The highest recorded value was 26.25 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.34 million in 2012.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia ranks 95th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia 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