School age population, secondary education, female in SDG: Southern Asia
SDG: Southern Asia: School age population, secondary education, female was 121.86 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
121.86 million
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
22nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
122.31 million
in 2021
All-time low
106.68 million
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School age population, secondary education, female in SDG: Southern Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, secondary education, female in SDG: Southern Asia stood at 121.86 million.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in SDG: Southern Asia peaked at 122.31 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 106.68 million, in 1999.
That places SDG: Southern Asia 22nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 SDG: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 106.68 million | — |
| 2000 | 107.32 million | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 109.75 million | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 110.98 million | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 112.11 million | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 112.91 million | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 113.52 million | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 114.13 million | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 114.68 million | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 115.19 million | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 115.76 million | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 116.34 million | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 118.72 million | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 119.61 million | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 119.88 million | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 120.65 million | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 121.31 million | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 121.72 million | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 121.85 million | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 121.95 million | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 121.98 million | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 122.06 million | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 122.31 million | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 122.30 million | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 122.11 million | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 121.86 million | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 106.68 million | 106.68 million | 106.68 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 112.63 million | 107.32 million | 115.76 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 120.40 million | 116.34 million | 121.98 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 122.13 million | 121.86 million | 122.31 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Southern Asia
More education data for SDG: Southern Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 28.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 26.97 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.83 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 55.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.70 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, female in SDG: Southern Asia?
- School age population, secondary education, female in SDG: Southern Asia was 121.86 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 122.31 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 106.68 million in 1999.
- How does SDG: Southern Asia rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- SDG: Southern Asia ranks 22nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Southern 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release