School age population, upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407): School age population, upper secondary education, female was 18.26 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
18.26 million
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
97th
of 221 groups
All-time high
18.26 million
in 2024
All-time low
6.63 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) stood at 18.26 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) peaked at 18.26 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.63 million, in 1970.
ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) ranks 97th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.63 million | — |
| 1971 | 6.79 million | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 7.02 million | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 7.20 million | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 7.40 million | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 7.58 million | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 7.74 million | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 7.90 million | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 8.43 million | +6.8% |
| 1979 | 8.59 million | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 8.70 million | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 8.88 million | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 9.01 million | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 9.16 million | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 9.32 million | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 9.49 million | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 9.66 million | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 9.85 million | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 10.03 million | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 10.24 million | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 10.46 million | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 10.73 million | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 11.04 million | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 11.41 million | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 11.81 million | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 12.28 million | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 12.78 million | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 13.30 million | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 13.79 million | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 14.22 million | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 14.62 million | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 14.94 million | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 15.24 million | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 15.50 million | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 15.72 million | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 16.17 million | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 16.26 million | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 16.29 million | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 16.29 million | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 16.92 million | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 16.90 million | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 16.88 million | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 16.90 million | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 16.91 million | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 17.00 million | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 17.08 million | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 16.58 million | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 16.57 million | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 16.54 million | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 16.60 million | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 16.79 million | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 17.11 million | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 17.59 million | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 18.05 million | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 18.26 million | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.53 million | 6.63 million | 8.59 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.43 million | 8.70 million | 10.24 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.18 million | 10.46 million | 14.22 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.79 million | 14.62 million | 16.92 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.80 million | 16.54 million | 17.08 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.56 million | 16.79 million | 18.26 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
- 94 Liberia 197,570 compare
- 95 Tajikistan 194,125 compare
- 96 Hungary 191,598 compare
- 97 United Arab Emirates 191,137 compare
- 98 Jordan 183,754 compare
- 99 Sweden 178,178 compare
- 100 Palestine, State of 177,113 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.2% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 24.66 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 27.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 16.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 28.88 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 37.50 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 19.24 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) was 18.26 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- The highest recorded value was 18.26 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.63 million in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) ranks 97th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) 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