School age population, secondary education, female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): School age population, secondary education, female was 189.72 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
189.72 million
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
16th
of 221 groups
All-time high
189.72 million
in 2024
All-time low
113.33 million
in 1974
Years of data
51
1974–2024
School age population, secondary education, female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) recorded 189.72 million for school age population, secondary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 189.72 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 113.33 million, in 1974.
That places WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 16th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 113.33 million | — |
| 1975 | 114.50 million | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 116.10 million | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 117.05 million | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 118.01 million | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 118.97 million | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 120.04 million | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 121.10 million | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 121.95 million | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 123.15 million | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 124.42 million | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 125.81 million | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 126.39 million | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 127.84 million | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 129.31 million | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 130.61 million | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 132.28 million | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 133.63 million | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 135.37 million | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 137.29 million | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 139.22 million | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 141.21 million | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 143.14 million | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 144.98 million | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 147.69 million | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 149.12 million | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 150.43 million | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 153.61 million | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 155.59 million | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 157.49 million | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 159.11 million | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 160.87 million | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 162.29 million | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 163.36 million | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 164.67 million | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 165.83 million | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 166.88 million | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 169.89 million | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 171.32 million | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 172.57 million | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 174.26 million | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 175.86 million | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 177.35 million | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 179.66 million | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 182.02 million | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 183.21 million | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 184.67 million | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 186.48 million | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 187.91 million | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 189.28 million | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 189.72 million | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 116.32 million | 113.33 million | 118.97 million | 6 |
| 1980s | 125.06 million | 120.04 million | 130.61 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 140.39 million | 132.28 million | 149.12 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 159.32 million | 150.43 million | 165.83 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 175.30 million | 166.88 million | 183.21 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 187.61 million | 184.67 million | 189.72 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
- 13 Mexico 6.67 million compare
- 14 Russian Federation 6.10 million compare
- 15 Viet Nam 5.64 million compare
- 16 Türkiye 5.19 million compare
- 17 Tanzania, United Republic of 4.56 million compare
- 18 Kenya 4.07 million compare
- 19 Iran, Islamic Republic of 3.94 million compare
More education data for WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2835 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 136.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8413 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 81.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 76.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 38.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 38.00 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- School age population, secondary education, female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) was 189.72 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 189.72 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 113.33 million in 1974.
- How does WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 16th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 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