School age population, secondary education, female in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203): School age population, secondary education, female was 16.99 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
16.99 million
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
151st
of 221 groups
All-time high
19.23 million
in 1999
All-time low
16.19 million
in 2017
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School age population, secondary education, female in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, secondary education, female in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) stood at 16.99 million.
The figure is up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) peaked at 19.23 million in 1999 and was at its lowest, 16.19 million, in 2017.
ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) ranks 151st of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, female in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 19.23 million | — |
| 2000 | 19.23 million | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 19.08 million | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 18.96 million | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 18.83 million | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 18.69 million | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 18.48 million | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 18.15 million | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 17.88 million | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 17.51 million | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 17.13 million | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 16.82 million | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 16.56 million | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 16.51 million | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 16.39 million | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 16.30 million | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 16.24 million | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 16.22 million | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 16.19 million | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 16.21 million | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 16.23 million | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 16.56 million | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 16.62 million | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 16.78 million | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 16.99 million | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 16.99 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.23 million | 19.23 million | 19.23 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 18.39 million | 17.13 million | 19.23 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.37 million | 16.19 million | 16.82 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.79 million | 16.56 million | 16.99 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
More education data for ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 10.31 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 272,026 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.62 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0015 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0012 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 25.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, female in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- School age population, secondary education, female in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) was 16.99 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- The highest recorded value was 19.23 million in 1999.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.19 million in 2017.
- How does ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) ranks 151st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release