School age population, tertiary education, female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417): School age population, tertiary education, female was 7.01 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, tertiary education, female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, tertiary education, female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) stood at 7.01 million.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) peaked at 10.23 million in 2007 and was at its lowest, 6.84 million, in 2020.
That places ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 178th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8.93 million | — |
| 2000 | 8.96 million | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 9.26 million | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 9.56 million | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 9.77 million | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 9.88 million | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 10.04 million | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 10.19 million | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 10.23 million | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 10.21 million | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 10.10 million | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 9.82 million | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 9.49 million | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 9.01 million | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 8.55 million | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 8.08 million | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 7.78 million | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 7.45 million | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 7.26 million | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 7.08 million | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 6.95 million | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 6.84 million | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 6.85 million | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 6.92 million | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 6.97 million | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 7.01 million | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.93 million | 8.93 million | 8.93 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.82 million | 8.96 million | 10.23 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.15 million | 6.95 million | 9.82 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.92 million | 6.84 million | 7.01 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
- 175 French Guiana 13,700 compare
- 176 Vanuatu 13,509 compare
- 177 Maldives 13,190 compare
- 178 Iceland 12,913 compare
- 179 Sao Tome and Principe 12,745 compare
- 180 Malta 12,035 compare
- 181 Guadeloupe 11,158 compare
More education data for ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 10.74 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 5.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 11.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 9.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 742,097 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 7.80 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 3.21 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 3.03 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) was 7.01 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.23 million in 2007.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.84 million in 2020.
- How does ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ranks 178th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 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