School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in SDG: Eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern Asia: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 8.30 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in SDG: Eastern Asia, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in SDG: Eastern Asia stood at 8.30 million.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in SDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 13.56 million in 2009 and was at its lowest, 8.15 million, in 2022.
That places SDG: Eastern Asia 49th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 SDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 9.01 million | — |
| 1998 | 10.07 million | +11.7% |
| 1999 | 10.60 million | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 11.26 million | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 12.11 million | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 10.92 million | -9.9% |
| 2003 | 11.45 million | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 11.96 million | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 12.76 million | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 13.41 million | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 12.87 million | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 13.23 million | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 13.56 million | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 11.11 million | -18.1% |
| 2011 | 10.41 million | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 10.00 million | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 9.68 million | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 9.44 million | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 9.11 million | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 8.84 million | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 8.62 million | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 8.47 million | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 8.77 million | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 8.33 million | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 8.23 million | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 8.15 million | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 8.26 million | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 8.30 million | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.89 million | 9.01 million | 10.60 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 12.35 million | 10.92 million | 13.56 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.44 million | 8.47 million | 11.11 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.25 million | 8.15 million | 8.33 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern Asia
More education data for SDG: Eastern Asia
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 83.3% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 81.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 51.47 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 16.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 58.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 45.36 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 7.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 63.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 56.33 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 30.25 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in SDG: Eastern Asia was 8.30 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.56 million in 2009.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.15 million in 2022.
- How does SDG: Eastern Asia rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 49th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Eastern Asia 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