School age population, tertiary education, female in ALECSO: Member Countries
ALECSO: Member Countries: School age population, tertiary education, female was 20.24 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
20.24 million
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
127th
of 221 groups
All-time high
20.24 million
in 2024
All-time low
7.33 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, tertiary education, female in ALECSO: Member Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, tertiary education, female in ALECSO: Member Countries stood at 20.24 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in ALECSO: Member Countries peaked at 20.24 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.33 million, in 1970.
That places ALECSO: Member Countries 127th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, female in ALECSO: Member Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.33 million | — |
| 1971 | 7.55 million | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 7.70 million | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 7.91 million | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 8.10 million | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 8.28 million | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 8.43 million | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 8.58 million | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 8.74 million | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 8.93 million | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 9.15 million | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 9.38 million | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 9.62 million | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 9.86 million | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 10.12 million | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 10.39 million | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 10.62 million | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 10.84 million | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 11.05 million | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 11.28 million | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 11.56 million | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 11.74 million | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 11.97 million | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 12.23 million | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 12.55 million | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 12.82 million | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 13.11 million | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 13.42 million | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 13.78 million | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 14.17 million | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 14.56 million | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 14.95 million | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 15.34 million | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 15.72 million | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 16.09 million | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 16.35 million | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 16.70 million | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 17.00 million | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 17.30 million | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 17.47 million | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 17.61 million | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 17.73 million | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 17.75 million | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 17.81 million | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 17.80 million | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 17.82 million | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 17.91 million | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 18.05 million | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 18.27 million | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 18.50 million | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 18.86 million | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 19.18 million | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 19.54 million | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 19.95 million | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 20.24 million | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.15 million | 7.33 million | 8.93 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.23 million | 9.15 million | 11.28 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.74 million | 11.56 million | 14.17 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.15 million | 14.56 million | 17.47 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.92 million | 17.61 million | 18.50 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.55 million | 18.86 million | 20.24 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Member Countries
More education data for ALECSO: Member Countries
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.58 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.75 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female 26.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 14.03 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 13.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 14.56 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in ALECSO: Member Countries was 20.24 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 20.24 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.33 million in 1970.
- How does ALECSO: Member Countries rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 127th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Member Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release