School age population, upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426): School age population, upper secondary education, female was 5.24 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.24 million
Change on year
up 1.6%
Rank
172nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.24 million
in 2024
All-time low
1.89 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) is 5.24 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) peaked at 5.24 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.89 million, in 1970.
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 172nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.89 million | — |
| 1971 | 1.93 million | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 1.95 million | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 1.95 million | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.96 million | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 1.99 million | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 2.03 million | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 2.08 million | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 2.15 million | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 2.23 million | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 2.29 million | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 2.33 million | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 2.38 million | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 2.43 million | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 2.48 million | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 2.53 million | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 2.58 million | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 2.63 million | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 2.69 million | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 2.74 million | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 2.80 million | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 2.79 million | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 2.86 million | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 2.93 million | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 3.00 million | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 3.05 million | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 3.11 million | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 3.18 million | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 3.25 million | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 3.32 million | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 3.39 million | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 3.48 million | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 3.56 million | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 3.64 million | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 3.71 million | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 3.78 million | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 3.87 million | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 3.94 million | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 4.01 million | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 4.08 million | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 4.13 million | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 4.18 million | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 4.18 million | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4.20 million | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 4.24 million | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 4.29 million | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 4.35 million | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 4.44 million | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 4.54 million | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 4.64 million | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 4.80 million | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 4.90 million | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 5.02 million | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 5.15 million | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 5.24 million | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.02 million | 1.89 million | 2.23 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.51 million | 2.29 million | 2.74 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.03 million | 2.79 million | 3.32 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.75 million | 3.39 million | 4.08 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.32 million | 4.13 million | 4.64 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.02 million | 4.80 million | 5.24 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
More education data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.33 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 7.00 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 7.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female 10.24 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 10.71 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 5.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 6.30 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) was 5.24 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.24 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.89 million in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 172nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 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