Population of compulsory school age, female in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)

ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100): Population of compulsory school age, female was 146.87 million in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
146.87 million
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
29th
of 221 groups
All-time high
146.87 million
in 2024
All-time low
56.54 million
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2024

Population of compulsory school age, female in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), 1997–2024

050.0M100.0M150.0M1997201020241997: 56.5M1998: 56.5M1999: 57.6M2000: 59.6M2001: 60.9M2002: 61.9M2003: 63.1M2004: 81.2M2005: 85.2M2006: 87.3M2007: 90.3M2008: 95.4M2009: 97.5M2010: 101.1M2011: 103.4M2012: 105.9M2013: 110.8M2014: 113.5M2015: 119.3M2016: 123.9M2017: 127.1M2018: 130.3M2019: 133.4M2020: 136.4M2021: 141.1M2022: 143.8M2023: 146.4M2024: 146.9M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) recorded 146.87 million for population of compulsory school age, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 29.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) peaked at 146.87 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 56.54 million, in 1997.

ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 29th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 56.89 million 56.54 million 57.60 million 3
2000s 78.24 million 59.62 million 97.46 million 10
2010s 116.87 million 101.09 million 133.37 million 10
2020s 142.91 million 136.35 million 146.87 million 5

Countries ranked near ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)

  1. 26 Argentina 4.82 million compare
  2. 27 Colombia 4.81 million compare
  3. 28 South Africa 4.74 million compare
  4. 29 Algeria 4.64 million compare
  5. 30 Yemen 4.49 million compare
  6. 31 Japan 4.47 million compare
  7. 32 Ghana 4.43 million compare

See the full ranking of 418 places β†’

More education data for ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)

All data for ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, female in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
Population of compulsory school age, female in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) was 146.87 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
The highest recorded value was 146.87 million in 2024.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
The lowest recorded value was 56.54 million in 1997.
How does ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 29th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
418 places, 11,049 data points, 1974–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release