School age population, secondary education, female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)

ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420): School age population, secondary education, female was 126.82 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
126.82 million
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
21st
of 221 groups
All-time high
127.26 million
in 2022
All-time low
110.40 million
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024

School age population, secondary education, female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 1999–2024

050.0M100.0M150.0M1999201120241999: 110.4M2000: 111.0M2001: 113.4M2002: 114.6M2003: 115.8M2004: 116.5M2005: 117.2M2006: 117.8M2007: 118.3M2008: 118.9M2009: 120.1M2010: 120.7M2011: 123.1M2012: 124.1M2013: 124.9M2014: 125.7M2015: 126.3M2016: 126.7M2017: 126.8M2018: 126.8M2019: 126.9M2020: 127.0M2021: 127.2M2022: 127.3M2023: 127.1M2024: 126.8M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) recorded 126.82 million for school age population, secondary education, female in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) peaked at 127.26 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 110.40 million, in 1999.

ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 21st of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

School age population, secondary education, female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), year by year

Annual values for School age population, secondary education, female (number) in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 1999 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1999 110.40 million
2000 111.04 million +0.6%
2001 113.43 million +2.2%
2002 114.63 million +1.1%
2003 115.75 million +1.0%
2004 116.54 million +0.7%
2005 117.15 million +0.5%
2006 117.77 million +0.5%
2007 118.34 million +0.5%
2008 118.85 million +0.4%
2009 120.07 million +1.0%
2010 120.69 million +0.5%
2011 123.14 million +2.0%
2012 124.06 million +0.7%
2013 124.91 million +0.7%
2014 125.66 million +0.6%
2015 126.28 million +0.5%
2016 126.66 million +0.3%
2017 126.77 million +0.1%
2018 126.85 million +0.1%
2019 126.88 million +0.0%
2020 126.96 million +0.1%
2021 127.23 million +0.2%
2022 127.26 million +0.0%
2023 127.07 million -0.2%
2024 126.82 million -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 110.40 million 110.40 million 110.40 million 1
2000s 116.36 million 111.04 million 120.07 million 10
2010s 125.19 million 120.69 million 126.88 million 10
2020s 127.07 million 126.82 million 127.26 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)

  1. 18 Kenya 4.07 million compare
  2. 19 Iran, Islamic Republic of 3.94 million compare
  3. 20 Uganda 3.65 million compare
  4. 21 Sudan 3.44 million compare
  5. 22 Germany 3.36 million compare
  6. 23 Japan 3.14 million compare
  7. 24 Iraq 3.11 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, secondary education, female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
School age population, secondary education, female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) was 126.82 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
The highest recorded value was 127.26 million in 2022.
What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
The lowest recorded value was 110.40 million in 1999.
How does ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 21st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 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