School age population, tertiary education, female in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408): School age population, tertiary education, female was 41.55 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
41.55 million
Change on year
down 1.1%
Rank
68th
of 221 groups
All-time high
72.15 million
in 1991
All-time low
41.55 million
in 2024
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, tertiary education, female in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, tertiary education, female in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) stood at 41.55 million. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) peaked at 72.15 million in 1991 and was at its lowest, 41.55 million, in 2024.
That places ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) 68th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, female in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 48.72 million | — |
| 1971 | 51.10 million | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 52.55 million | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 53.52 million | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 54.12 million | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 53.87 million | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 51.44 million | -4.5% |
| 1977 | 51.39 million | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 51.35 million | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 48.64 million | -5.3% |
| 1980 | 46.08 million | -5.3% |
| 1981 | 47.02 million | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 52.01 million | +10.6% |
| 1983 | 57.32 million | +10.2% |
| 1984 | 62.86 million | +9.7% |
| 1985 | 68.49 million | +9.0% |
| 1986 | 69.18 million | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 68.93 million | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 69.73 million | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 70.74 million | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 71.31 million | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 72.15 million | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 70.77 million | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 68.83 million | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 65.50 million | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 62.42 million | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 59.08 million | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 56.09 million | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 54.37 million | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 53.97 million | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 54.38 million | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 56.21 million | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 56.85 million | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 57.51 million | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 58.43 million | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 59.78 million | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 60.98 million | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 62.89 million | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 64.57 million | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 66.11 million | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 64.45 million | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 61.41 million | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 58.53 million | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 55.07 million | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 51.02 million | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 49.04 million | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 47.43 million | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 46.11 million | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 44.95 million | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 44.29 million | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 43.45 million | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 42.78 million | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 42.24 million | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 41.99 million | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 41.55 million | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 51.67 million | 48.64 million | 54.12 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 61.24 million | 46.08 million | 70.74 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.45 million | 53.97 million | 72.15 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.77 million | 54.38 million | 66.11 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.23 million | 44.29 million | 64.45 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.40 million | 41.55 million | 43.45 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
More education data for ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1647 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 109.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4947 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 63.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.53 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) was 41.55 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
- The highest recorded value was 72.15 million in 1991.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.55 million in 2024.
- How does ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) ranks 68th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) 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