School age population, secondary education, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries: School age population, secondary education, female was 14.74 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, secondary education, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries recorded 14.74 million for school age population, secondary education, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries peaked at 15.89 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.51 million, in 2017.
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 159th 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 UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 15.85 million | — |
| 2000 | 15.89 million | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 15.82 million | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 15.70 million | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 15.55 million | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 15.25 million | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 15.29 million | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 14.91 million | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 14.65 million | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 14.21 million | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 14.44 million | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 14.15 million | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 13.94 million | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 13.70 million | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 14.04 million | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 13.87 million | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 13.63 million | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 13.53 million | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 13.51 million | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 13.56 million | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 13.71 million | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 14.03 million | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 14.30 million | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 14.62 million | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 14.82 million | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 14.74 million | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.85 million | 15.85 million | 15.85 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 15.17 million | 14.21 million | 15.89 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.76 million | 13.51 million | 14.15 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.50 million | 14.03 million | 14.82 million | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 11.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 30.32 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 990,955 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8404 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7995 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.47 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- School age population, secondary education, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries was 14.74 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 15.89 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.51 million in 2017.
- How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 159th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 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