Population of compulsory school age, female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113): Population of compulsory school age, female was 65.87 million in 2024. β² Rising
Population of compulsory school age, female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113), 1997β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, population of compulsory school age, female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) stood at 65.87 million. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) peaked at 65.87 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.75 million, in 1997.
ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) ranks 87th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.96 million | 27.75 million | 28.38 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 34.16 million | 29.07 million | 41.67 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.97 million | 43.98 million | 59.35 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.05 million | 60.51 million | 65.87 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
- 84 Belgium 854,609 compare
- 85 Congo, Republic of 819,463 compare
- 86 Paraguay 815,955 compare
- 87 Central African Republic 794,971 compare
- 88 El Salvador 766,604 compare
- 89 Kyrgyz Republic 750,075 compare
- 90 Haiti 728,571 compare
More education data for ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.5% (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 20.01 million (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 22.64 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 16.54 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.87 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 21.46 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 43.21 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 21.75 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) was 65.87 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- The highest recorded value was 65.87 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.75 million in 1997.
- How does ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) ranks 87th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release