School age population, upper secondary education, female in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 178.28 million in 2024. β² Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, female in MDG: Developing Regions, 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
MDG: Developing Regions recorded 178.28 million for school age population, upper secondary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 178.28 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 103.98 million, in 1975.
That places MDG: Developing Regions 8th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 108.28 million | 103.98 million | 125.09 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 137.70 million | 131.87 million | 142.67 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 143.88 million | 139.18 million | 153.52 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 164.90 million | 155.23 million | 170.41 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 167.65 million | 165.62 million | 170.45 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 175.06 million | 171.50 million | 178.28 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developing Regions
- 5 Indonesia 6.87 million compare
- 5 Niue 51 compare
- 6 Tokelau 45 compare
- 6 United States 6.62 million compare
- 7 Bangladesh 6.50 million compare
- 8 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 4.94 million compare
- 9 Brazil 4.43 million compare
- 10 Mexico 3.35 million compare
- 11 Egypt, Arab Republic of 3.28 million compare
More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 28.60 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 266.40 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 286.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 171.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female 339.76 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 368.76 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 190.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 210.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, female in MDG: Developing Regions?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in MDG: Developing Regions was 178.28 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 178.28 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 103.98 million in 1975.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 8th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Developing Regions 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release