School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)

ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428): School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 31.71 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
31.71 million
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
18th
of 221 groups
All-time high
31.71 million
in 2024
All-time low
6.13 million
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2024

School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), 1997–2024

10.0M20.0M30.0M1997201020241997: 6.1M1998: 15.2M1999: 20.1M2000: 25.0M2001: 25.8M2002: 26.6M2003: 27.1M2004: 29.0M2005: 29.4M2006: 29.7M2007: 30.0M2008: 30.2M2009: 30.4M2010: 30.8M2011: 31.5M2012: 30.2M2013: 29.0M2014: 29.2M2015: 29.4M2016: 29.7M2017: 29.9M2018: 30.2M2019: 30.6M2020: 30.9M2021: 31.1M2022: 31.3M2023: 31.5M2024: 31.7M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) recorded 31.71 million for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) peaked at 31.71 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.13 million, in 1997.

ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 18th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 13.82 million 6.13 million 20.13 million 3
2000s 28.32 million 25.01 million 30.44 million 10
2010s 30.05 million 28.96 million 31.51 million 10
2020s 31.31 million 30.92 million 31.71 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)

  1. 15 Germany 1.19 million compare
  2. 16 Algeria 1.12 million compare
  3. 17 Uganda 1.10 million compare
  4. 18 South Africa 1.03 million compare
  5. 19 Iraq 905,983 compare
  6. 20 Afghanistan 890,936 compare
  7. 21 Colombia 863,306 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 ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) was 31.71 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
The highest recorded value was 31.71 million in 2024.
What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
The lowest recorded value was 6.13 million in 1997.
How does ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 18th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 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