School age population, secondary education, female (number) in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)

ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434): School age population, secondary education, female (number) was 27.15 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
27.15 million
Change on year
down 1.0%
Rank
134th
of 221 groups
All-time high
27.47 million
in 2022
All-time low
14.00 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

School age population, secondary education, female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1970–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, school age population, secondary education, female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) stood at 27.15 million.

The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) peaked at 27.47 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14.00 million, in 1970.

ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 134th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

School age population, secondary education, female (number) in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), year by year

Annual values for School age population, secondary education, female (number) in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 14.00 million —
1971 14.38 million +2.7%
1972 14.77 million +2.7%
1973 15.18 million +2.8%
1974 15.57 million +2.5%
1975 15.92 million +2.3%
1976 16.14 million +1.4%
1977 16.34 million +1.2%
1978 16.55 million +1.3%
1979 16.75 million +1.2%
1980 16.91 million +0.9%
1981 17.09 million +1.1%
1982 17.02 million -0.4%
1983 17.34 million +1.8%
1984 17.72 million +2.2%
1985 18.12 million +2.2%
1986 18.49 million +2.0%
1987 18.83 million +1.9%
1988 19.16 million +1.7%
1989 19.48 million +1.7%
1990 19.77 million +1.5%
1991 20.03 million +1.3%
1992 20.40 million +1.9%
1993 20.93 million +2.6%
1994 21.45 million +2.5%
1995 22.01 million +2.6%
1996 22.56 million +2.5%
1997 23.05 million +2.2%
1998 24.01 million +4.1%
1999 24.29 million +1.2%
2000 24.50 million +0.9%
2001 24.65 million +0.6%
2002 24.91 million +1.1%
2003 25.24 million +1.3%
2004 25.43 million +0.8%
2005 25.86 million +1.7%
2006 26.00 million +0.5%
2007 26.11 million +0.4%
2008 26.07 million -0.1%
2009 26.13 million +0.2%
2010 26.17 million +0.1%
2011 26.34 million +0.7%
2012 26.46 million +0.5%
2013 26.53 million +0.2%
2014 26.68 million +0.6%
2015 26.75 million +0.3%
2016 26.78 million +0.1%
2017 26.76 million -0.1%
2018 26.84 million +0.3%
2019 26.94 million +0.4%
2020 27.21 million +1.0%
2021 27.38 million +0.6%
2022 27.47 million +0.3%
2023 27.42 million -0.2%
2024 27.15 million -1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 15.56 million 14.00 million 16.75 million 10
1980s 18.02 million 16.91 million 19.48 million 10
1990s 21.85 million 19.77 million 24.29 million 10
2000s 25.49 million 24.50 million 26.13 million 10
2010s 26.63 million 26.17 million 26.94 million 10
2020s 27.32 million 27.15 million 27.47 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)

  1. 131 Hong Kong 164,100 compare
  2. 132 Armenia 153,589 compare
  3. 133 Guinea-Bissau 153,500 compare
  4. 134 Georgia 152,645 compare
  5. 135 Croatia 151,471 compare
  6. 136 Namibia 149,359 compare
  7. 137 Uruguay 137,599 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, secondary education, female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
School age population, secondary education, female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) was 27.15 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
The highest recorded value was 27.47 million in 2022.
What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
The lowest recorded value was 14.00 million in 1970.
How does ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 134th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 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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Indicator
School age population, secondary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
441 places, 20,379 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release