School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in ALECSO: Member Countries
ALECSO: Member Countries: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 3.59 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in ALECSO: Member Countries, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in ALECSO: Member Countries is 3.59 million, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 29.5% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in ALECSO: Member Countries peaked at 5.29 million in 2006 and was at its lowest, 484,066, in 1997.
ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 96th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in ALECSO: Member Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 484,066 | — |
| 1998 | 2.84 million | +487.2% |
| 1999 | 3.34 million | +17.6% |
| 2000 | 4.86 million | +45.4% |
| 2001 | 5.00 million | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 5.19 million | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 5.08 million | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 5.17 million | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 5.22 million | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 5.29 million | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 3.59 million | -32.1% |
| 2008 | 3.15 million | -12.1% |
| 2009 | 3.22 million | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 3.23 million | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 3.23 million | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.44 million | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 4.14 million | +20.4% |
| 2014 | 4.10 million | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 4.08 million | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 4.11 million | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 4.20 million | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 4.10 million | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 4.21 million | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 4.32 million | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 4.39 million | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 4.46 million | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 5.09 million | +14.3% |
| 2024 | 3.59 million | -29.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.22 million | 484,066 | 3.34 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 4.58 million | 3.15 million | 5.29 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.88 million | 3.23 million | 4.21 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.37 million | 3.59 million | 5.09 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Member Countries
More education data for ALECSO: Member Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.75 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.58 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 13.47 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 27.50 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 14.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in ALECSO: Member Countries was 3.59 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 5.29 million in 2006.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 484,066 in 1997.
- How does ALECSO: Member Countries rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 96th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Member Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release