School age population, upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): School age population, upper secondary education, female was 36.67 million in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
36.67 million
Change on year
up 1.9%
Rank
60th
of 221 groups
All-time high
52.49 million
in 1986
All-time low
24.68 million
in 1976
Years of data
55
1970–2024

School age population, upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 1970–2024

020.0M40.0M60.0M197019972024

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, school age population, upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) stood at 36.67 million.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) peaked at 52.49 million in 1986 and was at its lowest, 24.68 million, in 1976.

That places ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 60th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

School age population, upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), year by year

Annual values for School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 29.29 million
1971 29.07 million -0.7%
1972 29.61 million +1.8%
1973 29.36 million -0.8%
1974 26.61 million -9.4%
1975 25.03 million -5.9%
1976 24.68 million -1.4%
1977 24.83 million +0.6%
1978 35.86 million +44.4%
1979 42.74 million +19.2%
1980 48.64 million +13.8%
1981 50.36 million +3.5%
1982 49.00 million -2.7%
1983 48.31 million -1.4%
1984 49.36 million +2.2%
1985 50.45 million +2.2%
1986 52.49 million +4.1%
1987 52.03 million -0.9%
1988 51.39 million -1.2%
1989 50.09 million -2.5%
1990 48.65 million -2.9%
1991 46.55 million -4.3%
1992 44.34 million -4.7%
1993 42.23 million -4.7%
1994 41.18 million -2.5%
1995 40.98 million -0.5%
1996 41.77 million +1.9%
1997 42.95 million +2.8%
1998 44.52 million +3.7%
1999 44.64 million +0.3%
2000 44.93 million +0.6%
2001 44.83 million -0.2%
2002 46.74 million +4.3%
2003 48.69 million +4.2%
2004 49.55 million +1.8%
2005 49.89 million +0.7%
2006 49.95 million +0.1%
2007 48.06 million -3.8%
2008 45.05 million -6.3%
2009 41.91 million -7.0%
2010 40.32 million -3.8%
2011 39.15 million -2.9%
2012 38.33 million -2.1%
2013 37.49 million -2.2%
2014 36.70 million -2.1%
2015 36.10 million -1.6%
2016 36.00 million -0.3%
2017 35.66 million -1.0%
2018 35.36 million -0.8%
2019 34.76 million -1.7%
2020 34.81 million +0.2%
2021 35.02 million +0.6%
2022 35.49 million +1.3%
2023 35.99 million +1.4%
2024 36.67 million +1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 29.71 million 24.68 million 42.74 million 10
1980s 50.21 million 48.31 million 52.49 million 10
1990s 43.78 million 40.98 million 48.65 million 10
2000s 46.96 million 41.91 million 49.95 million 10
2010s 36.99 million 34.76 million 40.32 million 10
2020s 35.60 million 34.81 million 36.67 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)

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  2. 58 Canada 668,178 compare
  3. 59 Chad 664,315 compare
  4. 60 South Sudan 635,472 compare
  5. 61 Uzbekistan 604,365 compare
  6. 62 Senegal 599,118 compare
  7. 63 Peru 566,043 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
School age population, upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) was 36.67 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
The highest recorded value was 52.49 million in 1986.
What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
The lowest recorded value was 24.68 million in 1976.
How does ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 60th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 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