School age population, secondary education, female in UNESCO: Sids
UNESCO: Sids: School age population, secondary education, female was 3.34 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.34 million
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
195th
of 221 groups
All-time high
3.34 million
in 2024
All-time low
2.32 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, secondary education, female in UNESCO: Sids, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, female in UNESCO: Sids is 3.34 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in UNESCO: Sids peaked at 3.34 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.32 million, in 1970.
UNESCO: Sids ranks 195th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, female in UNESCO: Sids, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.32 million | — |
| 1971 | 2.36 million | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 2.39 million | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 2.44 million | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 2.49 million | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 2.54 million | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 2.60 million | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 2.61 million | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 2.58 million | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 2.62 million | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 2.65 million | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 2.68 million | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 2.69 million | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 2.70 million | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 2.70 million | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 2.71 million | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 2.71 million | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 2.71 million | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 2.70 million | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 2.69 million | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 2.66 million | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 2.65 million | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 2.64 million | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 2.63 million | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 2.64 million | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 2.66 million | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 2.70 million | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 2.75 million | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 2.82 million | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 2.88 million | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 2.92 million | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 2.98 million | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 3.03 million | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 3.08 million | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 3.12 million | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 3.15 million | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 3.17 million | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 3.19 million | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 3.19 million | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 3.20 million | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 3.20 million | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 3.23 million | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 3.24 million | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 3.25 million | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 3.26 million | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 3.27 million | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 3.28 million | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 3.28 million | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.28 million | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.28 million | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.28 million | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 3.29 million | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 3.31 million | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 3.32 million | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 3.34 million | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.49 million | 2.32 million | 2.62 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.69 million | 2.65 million | 2.71 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.70 million | 2.63 million | 2.88 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.10 million | 2.92 million | 3.20 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.26 million | 3.20 million | 3.28 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.31 million | 3.28 million | 3.34 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNESCO: Sids
- 192 Grenada 4,279 compare
- 193 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3,847 compare
- 194 Aruba 3,382 compare
- 195 Antigua and Barbuda 3,173 compare
- 196 United States Virgin Islands 2,883 compare
- 197 American Samoa 2,777 compare
- 198 Marshall Islands 2,715 compare
More education data for UNESCO: Sids
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 397,920 (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.15 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female 3.93 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.63 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 1.42 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, female in UNESCO: Sids?
- School age population, secondary education, female in UNESCO: Sids was 3.34 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The highest recorded value was 3.34 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.32 million in 1970.
- How does UNESCO: Sids rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- UNESCO: Sids ranks 195th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in UNESCO: Sids?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNESCO: Sids 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