School age population, upper secondary education, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia
WB: Europe & Central Asia: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 16.14 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
16.14 million
Change on year
down 1.1%
Rank
100th
of 221 groups
All-time high
18.38 million
in 2000
All-time low
15.54 million
in 2019
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School age population, upper secondary education, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, upper secondary education, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia stood at 16.14 million.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia peaked at 18.38 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.54 million, in 2019.
That places WB: Europe & Central Asia 100th 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 WB: Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 18.35 million | — |
| 2000 | 18.38 million | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 18.26 million | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 17.99 million | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 18.03 million | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 17.97 million | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 18.14 million | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 17.87 million | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 17.68 million | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 17.27 million | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 17.40 million | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 16.90 million | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 16.51 million | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 16.30 million | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 16.24 million | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 16.03 million | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 15.89 million | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 15.80 million | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 15.69 million | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 15.58 million | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 15.54 million | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 15.77 million | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 15.86 million | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 16.07 million | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 16.31 million | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 16.14 million | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.35 million | 18.35 million | 18.35 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 17.90 million | 17.27 million | 18.38 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.05 million | 15.54 million | 16.90 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.03 million | 15.77 million | 16.31 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.2807 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.2954 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 83.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.058 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0527 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 52.35 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia was 16.14 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.38 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.54 million in 2019.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia ranks 100th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia 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