School age population, tertiary education, female in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203): School age population, tertiary education, female was 11.47 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
11.47 million
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
155th
of 221 groups
All-time high
14.35 million
in 1999
All-time low
11.41 million
in 2022
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School age population, tertiary education, female in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, tertiary education, female in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) stood at 11.47 million.
The figure is down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) peaked at 14.35 million in 1999 and was at its lowest, 11.41 million, in 2022.
ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) ranks 155th 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, tertiary education, female in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 14.35 million | — |
| 2000 | 14.35 million | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 14.21 million | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 14.02 million | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 13.91 million | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 13.79 million | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 13.67 million | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 13.52 million | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 13.43 million | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 13.36 million | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 13.26 million | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 13.16 million | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 12.99 million | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 12.82 million | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 12.56 million | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 12.31 million | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 12.04 million | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 11.86 million | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 11.72 million | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 11.63 million | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 11.60 million | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 11.59 million | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 11.49 million | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 11.41 million | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 11.47 million | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 11.47 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.35 million | 14.35 million | 14.35 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.75 million | 13.26 million | 14.35 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.27 million | 11.60 million | 13.16 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.49 million | 11.41 million | 11.59 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
More education data for ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 75.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 71.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 18.22 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 25.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 19.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 13.61 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 11.93 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 8.48 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 7.98 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) was 11.47 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- The highest recorded value was 14.35 million in 1999.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.41 million in 2022.
- How does ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) ranks 155th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) 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