School age population, secondary education, female in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia

SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia: School age population, secondary education, female was 87.55 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
87.55 million
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
47th
of 221 groups
All-time high
111.08 million
in 1986
All-time low
57.30 million
in 1974
Years of data
55
1970–2024

School age population, secondary education, female in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, 1970–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia recorded 87.55 million for school age population, secondary education, female in 2024.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia peaked at 111.08 million in 1986 and was at its lowest, 57.30 million, in 1974.

SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 47th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

School age population, secondary education, female in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, year by year

Annual values for School age population, secondary education, female (number) in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 64.11 million
1971 63.89 million -0.3%
1972 61.86 million -3.2%
1973 60.20 million -2.7%
1974 57.30 million -4.8%
1975 60.02 million +4.8%
1976 67.69 million +12.8%
1977 80.48 million +18.9%
1978 93.36 million +16.0%
1979 99.02 million +6.1%
1980 104.49 million +5.5%
1981 107.40 million +2.8%
1982 107.29 million -0.1%
1983 108.83 million +1.4%
1984 109.56 million +0.7%
1985 110.19 million +0.6%
1986 111.08 million +0.8%
1987 109.27 million -1.6%
1988 106.60 million -2.4%
1989 103.17 million -3.2%
1990 99.72 million -3.3%
1991 96.71 million -3.0%
1992 94.49 million -2.3%
1993 93.46 million -1.1%
1994 93.89 million +0.5%
1995 95.65 million +1.9%
1996 96.93 million +1.3%
1997 98.70 million +1.8%
1998 100.59 million +1.9%
1999 102.76 million +2.2%
2000 105.06 million +2.2%
2001 105.80 million +0.7%
2002 108.05 million +2.1%
2003 110.12 million +1.9%
2004 109.23 million -0.8%
2005 106.89 million -2.1%
2006 103.53 million -3.1%
2007 100.39 million -3.0%
2008 96.58 million -3.8%
2009 92.02 million -4.7%
2010 89.54 million -2.7%
2011 87.52 million -2.3%
2012 85.80 million -2.0%
2013 84.72 million -1.3%
2014 83.41 million -1.5%
2015 82.38 million -1.2%
2016 81.58 million -1.0%
2017 82.16 million +0.7%
2018 83.02 million +1.0%
2019 82.78 million -0.3%
2020 83.30 million +0.6%
2021 84.32 million +1.2%
2022 85.38 million +1.3%
2023 86.44 million +1.2%
2024 87.55 million +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 70.79 million 57.30 million 99.02 million 10
1980s 107.79 million 103.17 million 111.08 million 10
1990s 97.29 million 93.46 million 102.76 million 10
2000s 103.77 million 92.02 million 110.12 million 10
2010s 84.29 million 81.58 million 89.54 million 10
2020s 85.40 million 83.30 million 87.55 million 5

Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia

  1. 44 Burkina Faso 2.01 million compare
  2. 45 Nepal 1.95 million compare
  3. 46 Morocco 1.95 million compare
  4. 47 Somalia 1.84 million compare
  5. 48 Mali 1.77 million compare
  6. 49 Syria 1.71 million compare
  7. 50 Chad 1.66 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, secondary education, female in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
School age population, secondary education, female in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia was 87.55 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 111.08 million in 1986.
What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 57.30 million in 1974.
How does SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 47th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 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