School age population, tertiary education, female in WB: South Asia
WB: South Asia: School age population, tertiary education, female was 71.59 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in WB: South Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: South Asia recorded 71.59 million for school age population, tertiary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in WB: South Asia peaked at 71.59 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54.09 million, in 1999.
WB: South Asia ranks 30th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, female in WB: South Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 54.09 million | — |
| 2000 | 54.35 million | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 56.28 million | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 57.44 million | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 58.56 million | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 59.56 million | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 60.47 million | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 61.26 million | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 61.95 million | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 62.54 million | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 63.02 million | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 63.48 million | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 65.10 million | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 65.54 million | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 66.02 million | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 66.47 million | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 66.90 million | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 67.39 million | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 67.84 million | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 68.43 million | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 69.08 million | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 69.74 million | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 70.31 million | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 70.80 million | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 71.21 million | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 71.59 million | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.09 million | 54.09 million | 54.09 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 59.54 million | 54.35 million | 63.02 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.62 million | 63.48 million | 69.08 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.73 million | 69.74 million | 71.59 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: South Asia
More education data for WB: South Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 74.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 48.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 24.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 23.82 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in WB: South Asia?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in WB: South Asia was 71.59 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in WB: South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 71.59 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in WB: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.09 million in 1999.
- How does WB: South Asia rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- WB: South Asia ranks 30th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in WB: South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: South 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release