School age population, tertiary education, female in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436): School age population, tertiary education, female was 5.31 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, tertiary education, female in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) recorded 5.31 million for school age population, tertiary education, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) peaked at 7.10 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.31 million, in 2024.
That places ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) 182nd 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: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7.10 million | — |
| 2000 | 7.10 million | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6.99 million | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 6.90 million | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 6.77 million | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 6.60 million | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 6.43 million | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 6.23 million | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 6.14 million | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 6.08 million | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 6.03 million | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 5.99 million | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 5.92 million | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 5.90 million | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 5.91 million | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 5.93 million | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 5.92 million | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 5.87 million | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 5.88 million | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.87 million | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 5.83 million | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 5.75 million | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 5.57 million | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 5.44 million | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 5.36 million | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 5.31 million | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.10 million | 7.10 million | 7.10 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.53 million | 6.03 million | 7.10 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.90 million | 5.83 million | 5.99 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.49 million | 5.31 million | 5.75 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
- 179 Sao Tome and Principe 12,745 compare
- 180 Malta 12,035 compare
- 181 Guadeloupe 11,158 compare
- 182 New Caledonia 10,736 compare
- 183 French Polynesia 10,287 compare
- 184 Martinique 9,149 compare
- 185 Samoa 9,146 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.29 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 86,143 (2005)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.3531 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) was 5.31 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.10 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.31 million in 2024.
- How does ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) ranks 182nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) 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