School age population, secondary education, female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)

ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417): School age population, secondary education, female was 11.61 million in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
11.61 million
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
175th
of 221 groups
All-time high
14.19 million
in 2000
All-time low
9.73 million
in 2014
Years of data
26
1999–2024

School age population, secondary education, female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), 1999–2024

05.0M10.0M15.0M1999201120241999: 14.1M2000: 14.2M2001: 14.0M2002: 13.8M2003: 13.4M2004: 13.4M2005: 13.1M2006: 12.6M2007: 12.1M2008: 11.5M2009: 11.0M2010: 10.5M2011: 10.2M2012: 10.0M2013: 9.8M2014: 9.7M2015: 9.8M2016: 9.8M2017: 9.9M2018: 10.0M2019: 10.2M2020: 10.7M2021: 11.0M2022: 11.3M2023: 11.7M2024: 11.6M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) recorded 11.61 million for school age population, secondary education, female in 2024.

The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) peaked at 14.19 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.73 million, in 2014.

ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ranks 175th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

School age population, secondary education, female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), year by year

Annual values for School age population, secondary education, female (number) in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), 1999 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1999 14.14 million
2000 14.19 million +0.4%
2001 14.05 million -1.0%
2002 13.80 million -1.8%
2003 13.44 million -2.6%
2004 13.39 million -0.4%
2005 13.14 million -1.9%
2006 12.57 million -4.3%
2007 12.06 million -4.1%
2008 11.51 million -4.6%
2009 10.98 million -4.6%
2010 10.55 million -4.0%
2011 10.20 million -3.3%
2012 9.99 million -2.1%
2013 9.78 million -2.1%
2014 9.73 million -0.5%
2015 9.76 million +0.3%
2016 9.83 million +0.8%
2017 9.91 million +0.7%
2018 10.03 million +1.3%
2019 10.22 million +1.9%
2020 10.67 million +4.4%
2021 10.99 million +2.9%
2022 11.31 million +2.9%
2023 11.68 million +3.3%
2024 11.61 million -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 14.14 million 14.14 million 14.14 million 1
2000s 12.91 million 10.98 million 14.19 million 10
2010s 10.00 million 9.73 million 10.55 million 10
2020s 11.25 million 10.67 million 11.68 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)

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  2. 173 Brunei 21,221 compare
  3. 174 Maldives 20,917 compare
  4. 175 Samoa 17,606 compare
  5. 176 Iceland 17,104 compare
  6. 177 Sao Tome and Principe 16,871 compare
  7. 178 Macao 16,700 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, secondary education, female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
School age population, secondary education, female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) was 11.61 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
The highest recorded value was 14.19 million in 2000.
What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
The lowest recorded value was 9.73 million in 2014.
How does ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ranks 175th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 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