School age population, secondary education, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia
WB: Europe & Central Asia: School age population, secondary education, female was 39.42 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
39.42 million
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
98th
of 221 groups
All-time high
44.63 million
in 2000
All-time low
36.32 million
in 2016
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School age population, secondary education, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Europe & Central Asia recorded 39.42 million for school age population, secondary education, female in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia peaked at 44.63 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 36.32 million, in 2016.
WB: Europe & Central Asia ranks 98th 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 WB: Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 44.58 million | — |
| 2000 | 44.63 million | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 44.22 million | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 43.74 million | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 43.12 million | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 42.75 million | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 42.12 million | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 41.05 million | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 40.11 million | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 39.03 million | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 38.59 million | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 37.73 million | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 37.02 million | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 36.64 million | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 36.77 million | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 36.50 million | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 36.32 million | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 36.32 million | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 36.38 million | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 36.55 million | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 36.87 million | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 37.76 million | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 38.24 million | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 38.86 million | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 39.51 million | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 39.42 million | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.58 million | 44.58 million | 44.58 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 41.94 million | 38.59 million | 44.63 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.71 million | 36.32 million | 37.73 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.76 million | 37.76 million | 39.51 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia
- 95 Kyrgyzstan 481,729 compare
- 96 Israel 477,395 compare
- 97 Czechia 467,677 compare
- 98 United Arab Emirates 431,602 compare
- 99 Mauritania 424,600 compare
- 100 Belgium 407,930 compare
- 101 Libya 407,288 compare
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.2807 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.2954 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 83.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.058 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0527 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 52.35 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia?
- School age population, secondary education, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia was 39.42 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 44.63 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.32 million in 2016.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia ranks 98th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central 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