School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) was 23.44 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, upper secondary education, female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) is 23.44 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) peaked at 25.30 million in 2005 and was at its lowest, 22.47 million, in 2019.
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 79th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 24.93 million | — |
| 2000 | 24.96 million | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 24.90 million | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 24.70 million | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 24.82 million | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 25.03 million | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 25.30 million | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 25.22 million | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 25.16 million | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 24.79 million | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 24.86 million | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 24.28 million | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 23.79 million | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 23.29 million | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 23.16 million | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 22.93 million | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 22.80 million | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 22.78 million | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 22.69 million | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 22.56 million | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 22.47 million | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 22.71 million | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 22.82 million | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 23.19 million | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 23.61 million | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 23.44 million | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.93 million | 24.93 million | 24.93 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 24.97 million | 24.70 million | 25.30 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.08 million | 22.47 million | 24.28 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.15 million | 22.71 million | 23.61 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
More education data for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 29.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 54.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.299 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 58.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.2912 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 794,026 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) was 23.44 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The highest recorded value was 25.30 million in 2005.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.47 million in 2019.
- How does ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 79th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release