School age population, tertiary education, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia
SDG: Central and Southern Asia: School age population, tertiary education, female was 91.51 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, tertiary education, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia stood at 91.51 million. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia peaked at 91.51 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 67.91 million, in 1999.
SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 21st 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 SDG: Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 67.91 million | — |
| 2000 | 68.82 million | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 71.47 million | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 73.32 million | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 75.03 million | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 76.61 million | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 77.99 million | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 79.24 million | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 80.35 million | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 81.30 million | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 82.05 million | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 82.70 million | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 84.44 million | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 84.91 million | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 85.29 million | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 85.60 million | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 85.88 million | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 86.23 million | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 86.64 million | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 87.29 million | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 88.06 million | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 88.84 million | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 89.61 million | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 90.28 million | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 90.85 million | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 91.51 million | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.91 million | 67.91 million | 67.91 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 76.62 million | 68.82 million | 82.05 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.71 million | 82.70 million | 88.06 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.22 million | 88.84 million | 91.51 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Central and Southern Asia
More education data for SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3161 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 99.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 8.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 57.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 29.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 28.43 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia was 91.51 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 91.51 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.91 million in 1999.
- How does SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 21st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Central and 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