School age population, secondary education, female in SDG: Europe
SDG: Europe: School age population, secondary education, female was 28.52 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
28.52 million
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
131st
of 221 groups
All-time high
35.18 million
in 1999
All-time low
26.31 million
in 2015
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School age population, secondary education, female in SDG: Europe, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Europe recorded 28.52 million for school age population, secondary education, female in 2024.
The figure is up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in SDG: Europe peaked at 35.18 million in 1999 and was at its lowest, 26.31 million, in 2015.
SDG: Europe ranks 131st of 221 groups on this measure, 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 SDG: Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 35.18 million | — |
| 2000 | 35.17 million | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 34.71 million | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 34.18 million | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 33.54 million | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 33.25 million | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 32.35 million | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 31.36 million | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 30.48 million | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 29.52 million | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 28.53 million | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 27.78 million | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 27.14 million | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 26.88 million | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 26.57 million | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 26.37 million | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 26.31 million | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 26.38 million | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 26.48 million | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 26.62 million | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 26.83 million | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 27.44 million | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 27.72 million | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 28.08 million | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 28.53 million | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 28.52 million | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.18 million | 35.18 million | 35.18 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 32.31 million | 28.53 million | 35.17 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.74 million | 26.31 million | 27.78 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.06 million | 27.44 million | 28.53 million | 5 |
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More education data for SDG: Europe
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 342,650 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 15.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.44 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0749 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.065 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.79 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, female in SDG: Europe?
- School age population, secondary education, female in SDG: Europe was 28.52 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 35.18 million in 1999.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.31 million in 2015.
- How does SDG: Europe rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- SDG: Europe ranks 131st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in SDG: Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Europe 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