School age population, upper secondary education, female in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)

MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China): School age population, upper secondary education, female was 1.31 million in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
1.31 million
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
195th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.99 million
in 1986
All-time low
1.28 million
in 2022
Years of data
37
1979–2024

School age population, upper secondary education, female in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), 1979–2024

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1979200120241979: 1.9M1980: 1.9M1981: 1.9M1982: 2.0M1983: 2.0M1984: 2.0M1985: 2.0M1986: 2.0M1987: 2.0M1988: 1.9M1989: 1.9M1999: 1.8M2000: 1.8M2001: 1.8M2002: 1.7M2003: 1.7M2004: 1.7M2005: 1.7M2006: 1.7M2007: 1.8M2008: 1.8M2009: 1.8M2010: 1.8M2011: 1.8M2012: 1.8M2013: 1.7M2014: 1.7M2015: 1.6M2016: 1.6M2017: 1.5M2018: 1.4M2019: 1.4M2020: 1.3M2021: 1.3M2022: 1.3M2023: 1.3M2024: 1.3M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) recorded 1.31 million for school age population, upper secondary education, female in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) peaked at 1.99 million in 1986 and was at its lowest, 1.28 million, in 2022.

That places MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 195th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.

School age population, upper secondary education, female in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), year by year

Annual values for School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), 1979 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1979 1.87 million
1980 1.89 million +1.3%
1981 1.94 million +2.4%
1982 1.97 million +1.7%
1983 1.99 million +1.1%
1984 1.99 million -0.1%
1985 1.99 million -0.1%
1986 1.99 million +0.3%
1987 1.96 million -1.5%
1988 1.92 million -2.0%
1989 1.87 million -3.0%
1999 1.82 million -2.2%
2000 1.83 million +0.4%
2001 1.76 million -3.7%
2002 1.71 million -3.0%
2003 1.69 million -1.4%
2004 1.68 million -0.3%
2005 1.69 million +0.7%
2006 1.72 million +1.9%
2007 1.77 million +2.5%
2008 1.80 million +1.7%
2009 1.81 million +0.6%
2010 1.80 million -0.7%
2011 1.81 million +0.8%
2012 1.75 million -3.3%
2013 1.73 million -1.3%
2014 1.69 million -2.5%
2015 1.64 million -2.6%
2016 1.60 million -2.9%
2017 1.53 million -4.3%
2018 1.44 million -5.5%
2019 1.37 million -4.9%
2020 1.33 million -2.9%
2021 1.29 million -2.9%
2022 1.28 million -1.4%
2023 1.30 million +1.8%
2024 1.31 million +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.87 million 1.87 million 1.87 million 1
1980s 1.95 million 1.87 million 1.99 million 10
1990s 1.82 million 1.82 million 1.82 million 1
2000s 1.75 million 1.68 million 1.83 million 10
2010s 1.64 million 1.37 million 1.81 million 10
2020s 1.30 million 1.28 million 1.33 million 5

Countries ranked near MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)

  1. 192 Aruba 2,021 compare
  2. 193 Marshall Islands 1,808 compare
  3. 194 Grenada 1,712 compare
  4. 195 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,531 compare
  5. 196 United States Virgin Islands 1,511 compare
  6. 197 Antigua and Barbuda 1,380 compare
  7. 198 Bermuda 1,295 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, upper secondary education, female in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
School age population, upper secondary education, female in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) was 1.31 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
The highest recorded value was 1.99 million in 1986.
What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
The lowest recorded value was 1.28 million in 2022.
How does MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 195th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 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