School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 19.22 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
19.22 million
Change on year
down 39.5%
Rank
27th
of 221 groups
All-time high
31.78 million
in 2023
All-time low
2.37 million
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2024
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 stood at 19.22 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 39.5% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 31.78 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.37 million, in 1997.
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 27th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2.37 million | — |
| 1998 | 14.11 million | +494.3% |
| 1999 | 17.51 million | +24.1% |
| 2000 | 18.51 million | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 19.28 million | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 20.78 million | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 21.42 million | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 24.24 million | +13.1% |
| 2005 | 24.57 million | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 25.00 million | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 25.35 million | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 25.34 million | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 24.19 million | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 25.29 million | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 27.29 million | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 26.90 million | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 25.78 million | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 25.57 million | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 26.63 million | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 26.87 million | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 27.32 million | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 27.84 million | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 28.58 million | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 29.09 million | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 29.40 million | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 30.46 million | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 31.78 million | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 19.22 million | -39.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.33 million | 2.37 million | 17.51 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 22.87 million | 18.51 million | 25.35 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.81 million | 25.29 million | 28.58 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.99 million | 19.22 million | 31.78 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- 24 France 823,497 compare
- 25 Russian Federation 731,542 compare
- 26 Viet Nam 704,300 compare
- 27 Ghana 684,118 compare
- 28 Madagascar 655,536 compare
- 29 Côte d'Ivoire 632,712 compare
- 30 Morocco 610,474 compare
More education data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 97.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 104.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 202.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4294 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 19.22 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 31.78 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.37 million in 1997.
- How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 27th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 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