School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (tertiary) in MDG: Southern Asia
MDG: Southern Asia: School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (tertiary) was 88.63 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in MDG: Southern Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, tertiary education, female in MDG: Southern Asia stood at 88.63 million. 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 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in MDG: Southern Asia peaked at 88.63 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 65.31 million, in 1999.
MDG: Southern Asia ranks 22nd 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 (number) (tertiary) in MDG: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 65.31 million | — |
| 2000 | 66.19 million | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 68.76 million | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 70.53 million | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 72.14 million | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 73.60 million | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 74.91 million | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 76.05 million | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 77.06 million | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 77.94 million | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 78.66 million | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 79.31 million | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 81.02 million | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 81.51 million | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 81.90 million | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 82.24 million | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 82.56 million | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 82.98 million | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 83.46 million | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 84.20 million | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 85.04 million | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 85.90 million | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 86.73 million | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 87.43 million | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 88.01 million | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 88.63 million | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.31 million | 65.31 million | 65.31 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 73.58 million | 66.19 million | 78.66 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.42 million | 79.31 million | 85.04 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.34 million | 85.90 million | 88.63 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 105.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 88.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 182.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 203.13 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in MDG: Southern Asia?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in MDG: Southern Asia was 88.63 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in MDG: Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 88.63 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in MDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.31 million in 1999.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- MDG: Southern Asia ranks 22nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia 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