School age population, upper secondary education, female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc): School age population, upper secondary education, female was 28.14 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
28.14 million
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
66th
of 221 groups
All-time high
28.14 million
in 2024
All-time low
7.49 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, upper secondary education, female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) is 28.14 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) peaked at 28.14 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.49 million, in 1970.
That places WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 66th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.49 million | — |
| 1971 | 7.66 million | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 7.82 million | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 8.00 million | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 8.19 million | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 8.43 million | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 8.66 million | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 8.76 million | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 8.99 million | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 9.24 million | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 9.46 million | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 9.76 million | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 9.85 million | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 10.12 million | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 10.61 million | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 10.99 million | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 11.28 million | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 11.53 million | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 11.81 million | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 12.10 million | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 12.40 million | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 12.88 million | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 13.24 million | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 13.65 million | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 14.12 million | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 14.59 million | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 14.99 million | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 15.09 million | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 14.05 million | -6.9% |
| 1999 | 14.13 million | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 14.53 million | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 14.92 million | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 15.37 million | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 15.89 million | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 16.39 million | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 16.89 million | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 17.38 million | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 17.88 million | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 18.39 million | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 18.96 million | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 19.57 million | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 20.17 million | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 20.69 million | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 21.15 million | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 21.65 million | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 22.29 million | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 22.92 million | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 23.64 million | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 24.32 million | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 24.84 million | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 25.52 million | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 26.26 million | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 27.04 million | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 27.82 million | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 28.14 million | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.32 million | 7.49 million | 9.24 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.75 million | 9.46 million | 12.10 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.91 million | 12.40 million | 15.09 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.66 million | 14.53 million | 18.96 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.12 million | 19.57 million | 24.84 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.96 million | 25.52 million | 28.14 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
More education data for WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.57 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.79 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.73 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.11 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.34 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.23 million (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) was 28.14 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The highest recorded value was 28.14 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.49 million in 1970.
- How does WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 66th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 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