School age population, tertiary education, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426): School age population, tertiary education, female was 8.31 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8.31 million
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
172nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
8.31 million
in 2024
All-time low
3.24 million
in 1972
Years of data
53
1972–2024
School age population, tertiary education, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) recorded 8.31 million for school age population, tertiary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) peaked at 8.31 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.24 million, in 1972.
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 172nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 3.24 million | — |
| 1973 | 3.30 million | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 3.34 million | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 3.39 million | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 3.41 million | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 3.43 million | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 3.46 million | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 3.50 million | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 3.55 million | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 3.65 million | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 3.76 million | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 3.86 million | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 3.97 million | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 4.07 million | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 4.14 million | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 4.22 million | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 4.30 million | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 4.38 million | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 4.47 million | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 4.48 million | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 4.58 million | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 4.67 million | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 4.79 million | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 4.88 million | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 4.97 million | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 5.07 million | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 5.18 million | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 5.28 million | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 5.39 million | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 5.51 million | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 5.64 million | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 5.78 million | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 5.92 million | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 6.08 million | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 6.25 million | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 6.43 million | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 6.62 million | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 6.76 million | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 6.88 million | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 7.01 million | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 7.09 million | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 7.13 million | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 7.07 million | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 7.05 million | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 7.09 million | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 7.15 million | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 7.25 million | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 7.43 million | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 7.66 million | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 7.83 million | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 8.00 million | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 8.21 million | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 8.31 million | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.38 million | 3.24 million | 3.50 million | 8 |
| 1980s | 3.99 million | 3.55 million | 4.38 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.84 million | 4.47 million | 5.28 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.04 million | 5.39 million | 6.76 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.12 million | 6.88 million | 7.43 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.00 million | 7.66 million | 8.31 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
- 169 Western Sahara 19,901 compare
- 170 Montenegro 19,200 compare
- 171 Belize 19,122 compare
- 172 Luxembourg 17,977 compare
- 173 Brunei Darussalam 16,820 compare
- 174 Bahamas 14,297 compare
- 175 French Guiana 13,700 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.33 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 7.00 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 7.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female 10.24 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 5.47 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 5.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 6.30 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) was 8.31 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.31 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.24 million in 1972.
- How does ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 172nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 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