School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (tertiary) in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407): School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (tertiary) was 23.41 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
23.41 million
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
121st
of 221 groups
All-time high
23.41 million
in 2024
All-time low
9.68 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, tertiary education, female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, tertiary education, female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) stood at 23.41 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) peaked at 23.41 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.68 million, in 1970.
ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) ranks 121st of 221 groups on this measure, 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 (number) (tertiary) in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 9.68 million | — |
| 1971 | 9.89 million | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 10.19 million | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 10.42 million | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 10.65 million | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 10.91 million | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 11.18 million | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 11.47 million | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 11.68 million | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 11.95 million | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 12.19 million | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 12.40 million | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 12.64 million | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 12.81 million | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 12.97 million | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 13.14 million | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 13.34 million | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 13.52 million | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 13.72 million | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 13.92 million | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 14.15 million | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 14.40 million | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 14.64 million | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 14.87 million | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 15.03 million | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 15.32 million | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 15.70 million | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 16.15 million | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 16.69 million | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 17.30 million | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 17.95 million | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 18.73 million | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 19.47 million | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 20.06 million | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 20.63 million | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 21.07 million | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 21.52 million | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 21.92 million | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 22.27 million | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 22.55 million | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 22.73 million | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 22.83 million | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 22.85 million | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 22.75 million | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 22.61 million | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 22.47 million | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 22.35 million | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 22.33 million | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 22.39 million | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 22.53 million | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 22.68 million | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 22.82 million | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 22.96 million | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 23.12 million | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 23.41 million | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.80 million | 9.68 million | 11.95 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.07 million | 12.19 million | 13.92 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.43 million | 14.15 million | 17.30 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.62 million | 17.95 million | 22.55 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.58 million | 22.33 million | 22.85 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.00 million | 22.68 million | 23.41 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
More education data for ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 544,032 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 24.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 9.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 27.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 10.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 18.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) was 23.41 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- The highest recorded value was 23.41 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.68 million in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) ranks 121st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) 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