School age population, upper secondary education, female in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)

WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019): School age population, upper secondary education, female was 64.56 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
64.56 million
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
26th
of 221 groups
All-time high
64.56 million
in 2024
All-time low
16.89 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

School age population, upper secondary education, female in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019), 1970–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) recorded 64.56 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 0.5% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) peaked at 64.56 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.89 million, in 1970.

WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) ranks 26th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

School age population, upper secondary education, female in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019), year by year

Annual values for School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019), 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 16.89 million
1971 17.38 million +2.9%
1972 17.88 million +2.9%
1973 18.42 million +3.0%
1974 19.00 million +3.1%
1975 19.56 million +3.0%
1976 20.06 million +2.6%
1977 20.33 million +1.3%
1978 20.90 million +2.8%
1979 21.43 million +2.5%
1980 22.01 million +2.7%
1981 22.57 million +2.6%
1982 22.86 million +1.3%
1983 23.39 million +2.3%
1984 24.18 million +3.4%
1985 24.90 million +3.0%
1986 26.52 million +6.5%
1987 27.23 million +2.7%
1988 28.02 million +2.9%
1989 28.90 million +3.1%
1990 29.70 million +2.8%
1991 30.66 million +3.2%
1992 31.49 million +2.7%
1993 32.22 million +2.3%
1994 33.26 million +3.2%
1995 34.41 million +3.5%
1996 35.52 million +3.2%
1997 36.35 million +2.3%
1998 39.57 million +8.9%
1999 40.34 million +1.9%
2000 41.33 million +2.4%
2001 42.21 million +2.1%
2002 43.09 million +2.1%
2003 43.98 million +2.1%
2004 44.87 million +2.0%
2005 46.12 million +2.8%
2006 47.09 million +2.1%
2007 48.07 million +2.1%
2008 48.99 million +1.9%
2009 49.91 million +1.9%
2010 50.69 million +1.6%
2011 51.64 million +1.9%
2012 52.41 million +1.5%
2013 53.14 million +1.4%
2014 53.91 million +1.5%
2015 54.57 million +1.2%
2016 55.65 million +2.0%
2017 56.78 million +2.0%
2018 57.62 million +1.5%
2019 58.53 million +1.6%
2020 59.70 million +2.0%
2021 61.40 million +2.9%
2022 62.81 million +2.3%
2023 64.21 million +2.2%
2024 64.56 million +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 19.19 million 16.89 million 21.43 million 10
1980s 25.06 million 22.01 million 28.90 million 10
1990s 34.35 million 29.70 million 40.34 million 10
2000s 45.57 million 41.33 million 49.91 million 10
2010s 54.49 million 50.69 million 58.53 million 10
2020s 62.54 million 59.70 million 64.56 million 5

Countries ranked near WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)

  1. 23 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.46 million compare
  2. 24 Iraq 1.46 million compare
  3. 25 Afghanistan 1.41 million compare
  4. 26 Italy 1.40 million compare
  5. 27 Angola 1.28 million compare
  6. 28 Yemen 1.27 million compare
  7. 29 France 1.26 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, upper secondary education, female in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
School age population, upper secondary education, female in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) was 64.56 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
The highest recorded value was 64.56 million in 2024.
What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
The lowest recorded value was 16.89 million in 1970.
How does WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) ranks 26th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 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