Population of compulsory school age, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102): Population of compulsory school age, female was 46.58 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) is 46.58 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) peaked at 46.58 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.23 million, in 1997.
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 129th 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.
Population of compulsory school age, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 19.23 million | — |
| 1998 | 19.23 million | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 19.83 million | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 20.54 million | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 21.17 million | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 21.85 million | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 22.57 million | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 23.25 million | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 23.93 million | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 24.64 million | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 25.36 million | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 29.32 million | +15.6% |
| 2009 | 30.17 million | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 31.35 million | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 32.25 million | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 33.17 million | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 36.25 million | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 37.12 million | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 38.08 million | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 39.02 million | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 39.92 million | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 40.75 million | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 41.52 million | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 42.22 million | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 44.76 million | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 45.53 million | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 46.31 million | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 46.58 million | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.43 million | 19.23 million | 19.83 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 24.28 million | 20.54 million | 30.17 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.94 million | 31.35 million | 41.52 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.08 million | 42.22 million | 46.58 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
More education data for ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.95 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.58 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.51 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9236 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 41.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) was 46.58 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The highest recorded value was 46.58 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.23 million in 1997.
- How does ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 129th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 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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February 2026 Data Release