School age population, tertiary education, female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)

ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420): School age population, tertiary education, female was 91.81 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
91.81 million
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
19th
of 221 groups
All-time high
91.81 million
in 2024
All-time low
68.44 million
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024

School age population, tertiary education, female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 1999–2024

020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M100.0M1999201120241999: 68.4M2000: 69.3M2001: 71.9M2002: 73.7M2003: 75.3M2004: 76.7M2005: 78.0M2006: 79.1M2007: 80.1M2008: 81.0M2009: 81.7M2010: 82.3M2011: 84.0M2012: 84.5M2013: 85.0M2014: 85.3M2015: 85.7M2016: 86.1M2017: 86.6M2018: 87.4M2019: 88.3M2020: 89.2M2021: 89.9M2022: 90.6M2023: 91.2M2024: 91.8M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) is 91.81 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) peaked at 91.81 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 68.44 million, in 1999.

ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 19th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

School age population, tertiary education, female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), year by year

Annual values for School age population, tertiary education, female (number) in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 1999 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1999 68.44 million
2000 69.31 million +1.3%
2001 71.92 million +3.8%
2002 73.71 million +2.5%
2003 75.31 million +2.2%
2004 76.75 million +1.9%
2005 78.02 million +1.7%
2006 79.13 million +1.4%
2007 80.11 million +1.2%
2008 80.98 million +1.1%
2009 81.71 million +0.9%
2010 82.34 million +0.8%
2011 84.05 million +2.1%
2012 84.55 million +0.6%
2013 84.96 million +0.5%
2014 85.32 million +0.4%
2015 85.66 million +0.4%
2016 86.12 million +0.5%
2017 86.64 million +0.6%
2018 87.39 million +0.9%
2019 88.28 million +1.0%
2020 89.17 million +1.0%
2021 89.94 million +0.9%
2022 90.60 million +0.7%
2023 91.18 million +0.6%
2024 91.81 million +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 68.44 million 68.44 million 68.44 million 1
2000s 76.69 million 69.31 million 81.71 million 10
2010s 85.53 million 82.34 million 88.28 million 10
2020s 90.54 million 89.17 million 91.81 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)

  1. 16 Tanzania, United Republic of 3.24 million compare
  2. 17 Kenya 3.03 million compare
  3. 18 Türkiye 3.02 million compare
  4. 19 Iran, Islamic Republic of 2.93 million compare
  5. 20 Japan 2.87 million compare
  6. 21 Uganda 2.62 million compare
  7. 22 South Africa 2.52 million compare

See the full ranking of 442 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, tertiary education, female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
School age population, tertiary education, female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) was 91.81 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
The highest recorded value was 91.81 million in 2024.
What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
The lowest recorded value was 68.44 million in 1999.
How does ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 19th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 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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Indicator
School age population, tertiary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
442 places, 20,404 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release