School age population, upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438): School age population, upper secondary education, female was 100.49 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
100.49 million
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
15th
of 221 groups
All-time high
100.49 million
in 2024
All-time low
63.34 million
in 1984
Years of data
41
1984–2024

School age population, upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 1984–2024

025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M1984200420241984: 63.3M1985: 63.9M1986: 65.4M1987: 66.1M1988: 66.7M1989: 67.6M1990: 68.4M1991: 69.4M1992: 70.2M1993: 70.9M1994: 71.9M1995: 73.1M1996: 74.3M1997: 75.5M1998: 80.7M1999: 81.8M2000: 82.7M2001: 84.8M2002: 85.9M2003: 86.9M2004: 87.6M2005: 88.6M2006: 89.3M2007: 89.9M2008: 90.4M2009: 90.9M2010: 91.1M2011: 92.5M2012: 92.9M2013: 93.1M2014: 93.8M2015: 94.3M2016: 94.7M2017: 95.6M2018: 97.2M2019: 97.6M2020: 98.0M2021: 99.0M2022: 99.7M2023: 100.4M2024: 100.5M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, school age population, upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) stood at 100.49 million. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) peaked at 100.49 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 63.34 million, in 1984.

That places ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 15th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.

School age population, upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), year by year

Annual values for School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 1984 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1984 63.34 million
1985 63.89 million +0.9%
1986 65.41 million +2.4%
1987 66.06 million +1.0%
1988 66.75 million +1.0%
1989 67.58 million +1.2%
1990 68.39 million +1.2%
1991 69.37 million +1.4%
1992 70.20 million +1.2%
1993 70.93 million +1.0%
1994 71.92 million +1.4%
1995 73.09 million +1.6%
1996 74.26 million +1.6%
1997 75.45 million +1.6%
1998 80.74 million +7.0%
1999 81.78 million +1.3%
2000 82.72 million +1.1%
2001 84.76 million +2.5%
2002 85.94 million +1.4%
2003 86.88 million +1.1%
2004 87.64 million +0.9%
2005 88.62 million +1.1%
2006 89.29 million +0.8%
2007 89.90 million +0.7%
2008 90.43 million +0.6%
2009 90.86 million +0.5%
2010 91.08 million +0.2%
2011 92.48 million +1.5%
2012 92.89 million +0.4%
2013 93.09 million +0.2%
2014 93.77 million +0.7%
2015 94.29 million +0.5%
2016 94.73 million +0.5%
2017 95.59 million +0.9%
2018 97.21 million +1.7%
2019 97.57 million +0.4%
2020 98.00 million +0.4%
2021 99.03 million +1.1%
2022 99.75 million +0.7%
2023 100.43 million +0.7%
2024 100.49 million +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 65.51 million 63.34 million 67.58 million 6
1990s 73.61 million 68.39 million 81.78 million 10
2000s 87.70 million 82.72 million 90.86 million 10
2010s 94.27 million 91.08 million 97.57 million 10
2020s 99.54 million 98.00 million 100.49 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

  1. 12 Ethiopia 2.91 million compare
  2. 13 Kenya 2.71 million compare
  3. 14 Türkiye 2.53 million compare
  4. 15 Viet Nam 2.28 million compare
  5. 16 Philippines 2.27 million compare
  6. 17 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.92 million compare
  7. 18 Sudan 1.67 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
School age population, upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) was 100.49 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
The highest recorded value was 100.49 million in 2024.
What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
The lowest recorded value was 63.34 million in 1984.
How does ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 15th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 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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Indicator
School age population, upper secondary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
441 places, 20,367 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release