School age population, secondary education, female in UNICEF: South Asia
UNICEF: South Asia: School age population, secondary education, female was 117.99 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, secondary education, female in UNICEF: South Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, female in UNICEF: South Asia is 117.99 million, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in UNICEF: South Asia peaked at 118.74 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 100.17 million, in 1999.
That places UNICEF: South Asia 26th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, female in UNICEF: South Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 100.17 million | — |
| 2000 | 100.70 million | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 103.11 million | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 104.38 million | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 105.65 million | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 106.66 million | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 107.55 million | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 108.49 million | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 109.37 million | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 110.16 million | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 111.00 million | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 111.82 million | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 114.39 million | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 115.43 million | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 116.38 million | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 117.23 million | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 117.94 million | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 118.38 million | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 118.51 million | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 118.58 million | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 118.55 million | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 118.56 million | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 118.74 million | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 118.62 million | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 118.33 million | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 117.99 million | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.17 million | 100.17 million | 100.17 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 106.71 million | 100.70 million | 111.00 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 116.72 million | 111.82 million | 118.58 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 118.45 million | 117.99 million | 118.74 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: South Asia
More education data for UNICEF: South Asia
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 53.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 51.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 26.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, female in UNICEF: South Asia?
- School age population, secondary education, female in UNICEF: South Asia was 117.99 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in UNICEF: South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 118.74 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in UNICEF: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.17 million in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: South Asia rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- UNICEF: South Asia ranks 26th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in UNICEF: South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: South 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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February 2026 Data Release