School age population, upper secondary education, female in UNICEF: Western Europe
UNICEF: Western Europe: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 9.17 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
9.17 million
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
144th
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.91 million
in 1999
All-time low
8.72 million
in 2019
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School age population, upper secondary education, female in UNICEF: Western Europe, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, upper secondary education, female in UNICEF: Western Europe stood at 9.17 million.
The figure is up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in UNICEF: Western Europe peaked at 9.91 million in 1999 and was at its lowest, 8.72 million, in 2019.
That places UNICEF: Western Europe 144th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, female in UNICEF: Western Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 9.91 million | — |
| 2000 | 9.91 million | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 9.83 million | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 9.49 million | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 9.47 million | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 9.46 million | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 9.47 million | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 9.49 million | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 9.50 million | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 9.42 million | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 9.29 million | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 9.08 million | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 8.88 million | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 8.76 million | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 8.86 million | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 8.81 million | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 8.77 million | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 8.76 million | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 8.74 million | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 8.73 million | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 8.72 million | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 8.88 million | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 8.90 million | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 9.00 million | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 9.17 million | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 9.17 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.91 million | 9.91 million | 9.91 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.53 million | 9.29 million | 9.91 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.81 million | 8.72 million | 9.08 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.02 million | 8.88 million | 9.17 million | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Western Europe
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0005 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.0018 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0002 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.31 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, female in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in UNICEF: Western Europe was 9.17 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 9.91 million in 1999.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.72 million in 2019.
- How does UNICEF: Western Europe rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- UNICEF: Western Europe ranks 144th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Western Europe 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