School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 7.30 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
7.30 million
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
56th
of 221 groups
All-time high
10.64 million
in 2010
All-time low
1.41 million
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2024
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) stood at 7.30 million.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 10.64 million in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.41 million, in 1997.
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 56th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1.41 million | — |
| 1998 | 5.77 million | +308.9% |
| 1999 | 7.62 million | +32.1% |
| 2000 | 7.88 million | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 8.11 million | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 8.62 million | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 8.72 million | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 10.31 million | +18.2% |
| 2005 | 10.35 million | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 10.42 million | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 10.47 million | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 10.50 million | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 10.52 million | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 10.64 million | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 10.59 million | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 9.06 million | -14.5% |
| 2013 | 6.29 million | -30.6% |
| 2014 | 6.37 million | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 6.44 million | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 6.56 million | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 6.72 million | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 6.86 million | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 6.96 million | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 7.04 million | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 7.13 million | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 7.17 million | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 7.22 million | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 7.30 million | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.93 million | 1.41 million | 7.62 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 9.59 million | 7.88 million | 10.52 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.65 million | 6.29 million | 10.64 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.17 million | 7.04 million | 7.30 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- 53 Sierra Leone 264,190 compare
- 54 Rwanda 252,263 compare
- 55 Burkina Faso 248,308 compare
- 56 Saudi Arabia 234,526 compare
- 57 Mozambique 232,149 compare
- 58 Zambia 229,131 compare
- 59 Chad 208,374 compare
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 11.57 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.7828 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 24.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) was 7.30 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.64 million in 2010.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.41 million in 1997.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 56th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 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