School age population, tertiary education, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd): School age population, tertiary education, female was 13.32 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
13.32 million
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
143rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
19.11 million
in 2005
All-time low
13.27 million
in 2022
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School age population, tertiary education, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) recorded 13.32 million for school age population, tertiary education, female in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 19.11 million in 2005 and was at its lowest, 13.27 million, in 2022.
That places WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 143rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 17.94 million | — |
| 2000 | 17.99 million | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 18.36 million | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 18.64 million | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 18.86 million | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 18.99 million | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 19.11 million | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 19.11 million | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 18.99 million | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 18.76 million | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 18.42 million | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 17.92 million | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 17.38 million | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 16.74 million | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 16.07 million | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 15.39 million | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 14.87 million | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 14.41 million | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 14.11 million | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 13.81 million | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 13.60 million | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 13.43 million | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 13.31 million | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 13.27 million | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 13.29 million | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 13.32 million | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.94 million | 17.94 million | 17.94 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 18.72 million | 17.99 million | 19.11 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.43 million | 13.60 million | 17.92 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.32 million | 13.27 million | 13.43 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
- 140 Puerto Rico 97,166 compare
- 141 Croatia 93,024 compare
- 142 Armenia 89,537 compare
- 143 Bosnia and Herzegovina 80,692 compare
- 144 Timor-Leste 77,172 compare
- 145 Equatorial Guinea 75,832 compare
- 146 Albania 69,860 compare
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 11.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5726 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5449 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 8.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 180,868 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) was 13.32 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 19.11 million in 2005.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.27 million in 2022.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) ranks 143rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 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