School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)

ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 3.38 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
3.38 million
Change on year
down 59.1%
Rank
106th
of 221 groups
All-time high
8.27 million
in 2023
All-time low
961,124
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2024

School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 1997–2024

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M1997201020241997: 961.1k1998: 1.9M1999: 2.5M2000: 2.6M2001: 2.7M2002: 3.5M2003: 4.0M2004: 4.0M2005: 4.2M2006: 4.4M2007: 4.5M2008: 4.7M2009: 3.3M2010: 4.1M2011: 5.3M2012: 5.8M2013: 6.0M2014: 6.1M2015: 6.3M2016: 6.4M2017: 6.6M2018: 6.8M2019: 7.0M2020: 7.1M2021: 7.0M2022: 7.3M2023: 8.3M2024: 3.4M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) is 3.38 million, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 59.1% on the previous year and down 44.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) peaked at 8.27 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 961,124, in 1997.

That places ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 106th 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 28 years of available data.

School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), year by year

Annual values for School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number) in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 1997 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1997 961,124
1998 1.94 million +101.9%
1999 2.52 million +30.1%
2000 2.59 million +2.7%
2001 2.66 million +2.5%
2002 3.46 million +30.1%
2003 3.97 million +14.8%
2004 4.01 million +0.9%
2005 4.17 million +4.1%
2006 4.40 million +5.4%
2007 4.46 million +1.4%
2008 4.69 million +5.1%
2009 3.32 million -29.1%
2010 4.11 million +23.7%
2011 5.27 million +28.2%
2012 5.80 million +10.1%
2013 5.98 million +3.1%
2014 6.09 million +1.8%
2015 6.34 million +4.0%
2016 6.35 million +0.2%
2017 6.56 million +3.3%
2018 6.77 million +3.2%
2019 6.98 million +3.1%
2020 7.08 million +1.5%
2021 7.05 million -0.5%
2022 7.26 million +3.0%
2023 8.27 million +14.0%
2024 3.38 million -59.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.81 million 961,124 2.52 million 3
2000s 3.77 million 2.59 million 4.69 million 10
2010s 6.03 million 4.11 million 6.98 million 10
2020s 6.61 million 3.38 million 8.27 million 5

Countries ranked near ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)

  1. 103 Jamaica 43,788 compare
  2. 104 Switzerland 43,061 compare
  3. 105 Eritrea 42,418 compare
  4. 106 Austria 42,207 compare
  5. 107 Puerto Rico 37,559 compare
  6. 108 New Zealand 33,670 compare
  7. 109 Norway 31,947 compare

See the full ranking of 395 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) was 3.38 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
The highest recorded value was 8.27 million in 2023.
What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
The lowest recorded value was 961,124 in 1997.
How does ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 106th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
Over the last ten years it is down 44.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 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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Indicator
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
395 places, 10,351 data points, 1972–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release