School age population, secondary education, female (number) in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): School age population, secondary education, female (number) was 20.39 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
20.39 million
Change on year
down 1.0%
Rank
145th
of 221 groups
All-time high
21.09 million
in 2016
All-time low
9.23 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, secondary education, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, secondary education, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) stood at 20.39 million.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) peaked at 21.09 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 9.23 million, in 1970.
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 145th 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: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 9.23 million | — |
| 1971 | 9.51 million | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 9.80 million | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 10.11 million | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 10.43 million | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 10.73 million | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 10.92 million | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 11.08 million | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 11.26 million | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 11.44 million | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 11.62 million | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 11.76 million | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 11.69 million | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 11.98 million | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 12.34 million | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 12.71 million | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 13.04 million | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 13.33 million | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 13.61 million | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 13.88 million | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 14.15 million | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 14.36 million | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 14.68 million | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 15.19 million | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 15.71 million | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 16.24 million | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 16.74 million | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 17.19 million | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 18.01 million | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 18.23 million | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 18.37 million | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 18.40 million | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 18.56 million | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 18.83 million | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 19.01 million | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 19.17 million | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 19.37 million | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 19.55 million | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 19.63 million | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 19.80 million | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 19.98 million | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 20.24 million | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 20.50 million | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 20.70 million | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 20.88 million | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 21.04 million | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 21.09 million | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 21.07 million | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 21.09 million | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 21.07 million | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 21.04 million | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 21.00 million | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 20.87 million | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 20.61 million | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 20.39 million | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.45 million | 9.23 million | 11.44 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.60 million | 11.62 million | 13.88 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.05 million | 14.15 million | 18.23 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.07 million | 18.37 million | 19.80 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.77 million | 19.98 million | 21.09 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.78 million | 20.39 million | 21.04 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.489 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.4733 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.95 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8789 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- School age population, secondary education, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 20.39 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The highest recorded value was 21.09 million in 2016.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.23 million in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 145th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 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