School age population, secondary education, female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)

ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423): School age population, secondary education, female was 22.87 million in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
22.87 million
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
139th
of 221 groups
All-time high
26.75 million
in 1999
All-time low
21.57 million
in 2016
Years of data
26
1999–2024

School age population, secondary education, female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423), 1999–2024

010.0M20.0M30.0M1999201120241999: 26.8M2000: 26.7M2001: 26.5M2002: 26.3M2003: 26.1M2004: 25.7M2005: 25.4M2006: 24.9M2007: 24.4M2008: 23.9M2009: 23.3M2010: 22.8M2011: 22.4M2012: 22.2M2013: 22.0M2014: 21.8M2015: 21.6M2016: 21.6M2017: 21.6M2018: 21.6M2019: 21.8M2020: 22.2M2021: 22.4M2022: 22.6M2023: 22.9M2024: 22.9M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) recorded 22.87 million for school age population, secondary education, female in 2024.

The figure is up 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) peaked at 26.75 million in 1999 and was at its lowest, 21.57 million, in 2016.

That places ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 139th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423), year by year

Annual values for School age population, secondary education, female (number) in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423), 1999 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1999 26.75 million
2000 26.74 million -0.0%
2001 26.51 million -0.9%
2002 26.30 million -0.8%
2003 26.06 million -0.9%
2004 25.74 million -1.2%
2005 25.36 million -1.5%
2006 24.85 million -2.0%
2007 24.41 million -1.8%
2008 23.88 million -2.2%
2009 23.31 million -2.4%
2010 22.84 million -2.0%
2011 22.42 million -1.8%
2012 22.23 million -0.8%
2013 21.98 million -1.1%
2014 21.78 million -0.9%
2015 21.60 million -0.8%
2016 21.57 million -0.2%
2017 21.58 million +0.0%
2018 21.64 million +0.3%
2019 21.77 million +0.6%
2020 22.21 million +2.0%
2021 22.36 million +0.7%
2022 22.60 million +1.1%
2023 22.88 million +1.2%
2024 22.87 million -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 26.75 million 26.75 million 26.75 million 1
2000s 25.32 million 23.31 million 26.74 million 10
2010s 21.94 million 21.57 million 22.84 million 10
2020s 22.58 million 22.21 million 22.88 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)

  1. 136 Namibia 149,359 compare
  2. 137 Uruguay 137,599 compare
  3. 138 Lesotho 127,108 compare
  4. 139 Botswana 120,992 compare
  5. 140 Bosnia and Herzegovina 118,924 compare
  6. 141 Equatorial Guinea 115,786 compare
  7. 142 Lithuania 114,010 compare

See the full ranking of 441 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, secondary education, female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
School age population, secondary education, female in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) was 22.87 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
The highest recorded value was 26.75 million in 1999.
What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
The lowest recorded value was 21.57 million in 2016.
How does ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) ranks 139th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423)?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 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