School age population, lower secondary education, female in WB: Post-demographic Dividend
WB: Post-demographic Dividend: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 20.60 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, lower secondary education, female in WB: Post-demographic Dividend, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, female in WB: Post-demographic Dividend is 20.60 million, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in WB: Post-demographic Dividend peaked at 22.38 million in 1999 and was at its lowest, 19.76 million, in 2016.
WB: Post-demographic Dividend ranks 99th 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: Post-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 22.38 million | — |
| 2000 | 22.37 million | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 22.30 million | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 22.28 million | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 22.31 million | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 22.03 million | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 21.80 million | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 21.42 million | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 21.04 million | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 20.78 million | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 20.56 million | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 20.36 million | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 20.17 million | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 20.37 million | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 20.12 million | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 20.01 million | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 19.86 million | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 19.76 million | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 19.76 million | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 19.84 million | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 19.98 million | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 20.09 million | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 20.29 million | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 20.53 million | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 20.61 million | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 20.60 million | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.38 million | 22.38 million | 22.38 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 21.69 million | 20.56 million | 22.37 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.02 million | 19.76 million | 20.37 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.43 million | 20.09 million | 20.61 million | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Post-demographic Dividend
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 40.99 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 43.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 27.77 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 5.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 34.14 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 20.12 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 19.04 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in WB: Post-demographic Dividend was 20.60 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 22.38 million in 1999.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.76 million in 2016.
- How does WB: Post-demographic Dividend rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- WB: Post-demographic Dividend ranks 99th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Post-demographic Dividend 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