School age population, upper secondary education, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): School age population, upper secondary education, female was 6.51 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
6.51 million number
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
39th
of 45 groups
All-time high
7.89 million number
in 2005
All-time low
6.17 million number
in 1985
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) stood at 6.51 million number.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 7.89 million number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6.17 million number, in 1985.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 39th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.43 million number | — |
| 1971 | 6.57 million number | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 6.68 million number | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 6.76 million number | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 6.81 million number | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 6.83 million number | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 6.83 million number | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 6.82 million number | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 6.82 million number | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 6.80 million number | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 6.73 million number | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 6.60 million number | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 6.46 million number | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 6.31 million number | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 6.18 million number | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 6.17 million number | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 6.25 million number | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 6.38 million number | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 6.52 million number | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 6.66 million number | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 6.75 million number | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 6.81 million number | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 6.85 million number | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 6.90 million number | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 6.97 million number | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 7.04 million number | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 7.13 million number | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 7.23 million number | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 7.21 million number | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 7.30 million number | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 7.38 million number | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 7.45 million number | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 7.50 million number | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 7.60 million number | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 7.62 million number | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 7.89 million number | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 7.77 million number | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 7.56 million number | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 7.30 million number | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 7.68 million number | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 7.45 million number | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 7.25 million number | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 7.09 million number | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 6.91 million number | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 6.74 million number | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 6.59 million number | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 6.53 million number | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 6.50 million number | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 6.49 million number | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 6.51 million number | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.74 million number | 6.43 million number | 6.83 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.43 million number | 6.17 million number | 6.73 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.02 million number | 6.75 million number | 7.30 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.58 million number | 7.30 million number | 7.89 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.81 million number | 6.49 million number | 7.45 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
More education data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.66 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1746 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0626 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 28.09 million (2024)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 6.51 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.89 million number in 2005.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.17 million number in 1985.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 39th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.