School age population, upper secondary education, female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): School age population, upper secondary education, female was 54.51 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
54.51 million
Change on year
up 1.6%
Rank
30th
of 221 groups
All-time high
69.54 million
in 2006
All-time low
38.17 million
in 1976
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, upper secondary education, female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) is 54.51 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 69.54 million in 2006 and was at its lowest, 38.17 million, in 1976.
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 30th 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: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 42.02 million | — |
| 1971 | 41.96 million | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 42.64 million | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 42.52 million | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 39.88 million | -6.2% |
| 1975 | 38.41 million | -3.7% |
| 1976 | 38.17 million | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 38.46 million | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 50.04 million | +30.1% |
| 1979 | 57.09 million | +14.1% |
| 1980 | 63.16 million | +10.6% |
| 1981 | 65.03 million | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 63.86 million | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 63.30 million | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 64.49 million | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 65.71 million | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 67.89 million | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 67.57 million | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 67.07 million | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 65.93 million | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 64.63 million | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 62.69 million | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 60.66 million | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 58.78 million | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 57.88 million | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 58.11 million | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 59.25 million | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 61.31 million | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 63.14 million | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 63.57 million | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 64.15 million | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 64.30 million | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 66.33 million | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 68.27 million | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 69.10 million | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 69.47 million | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 69.54 million | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 67.53 million | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 64.46 million | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 61.26 million | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 59.64 million | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 58.37 million | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 57.39 million | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 56.45 million | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 55.39 million | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 54.71 million | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 53.88 million | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 53.28 million | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 52.73 million | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 52.05 million | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 52.09 million | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 52.23 million | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 52.95 million | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 53.65 million | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 54.51 million | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43.12 million | 38.17 million | 57.09 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.40 million | 63.16 million | 67.89 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.00 million | 57.88 million | 64.63 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.44 million | 61.26 million | 69.54 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.39 million | 52.05 million | 59.64 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.09 million | 52.09 million | 54.51 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 120.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 112.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9825 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3514 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7167 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 123.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 73.77 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) was 54.51 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 69.54 million in 2006.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.17 million in 1976.
- How does WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 30th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 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