Population of compulsory school age, female (number) (compulsory) in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108): Population of compulsory school age, female (number) (compulsory) was 48.58 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) is 48.58 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) peaked at 48.58 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.19 million, in 1997.
ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) ranks 121st 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 (number) (compulsory) in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 10.19 million | — |
| 1998 | 10.19 million | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 10.44 million | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 10.68 million | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 10.96 million | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 11.20 million | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 11.69 million | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 28.97 million | +147.9% |
| 2005 | 29.69 million | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 30.48 million | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 32.00 million | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 32.92 million | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 33.79 million | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 34.72 million | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 35.64 million | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 36.61 million | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 37.63 million | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 38.73 million | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 39.94 million | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 41.13 million | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 42.32 million | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 43.49 million | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 44.62 million | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 45.70 million | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 46.77 million | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 47.73 million | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 48.58 million | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 48.58 million | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population of compulsory school age, female (number) (compulsory) in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +147.9% | 11.69 million | 28.97 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.27 million | 10.19 million | 10.44 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 23.24 million | 10.68 million | 33.79 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.48 million | 34.72 million | 44.62 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.47 million | 45.70 million | 48.58 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
More education data for ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8591 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.54 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7446 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 947,845 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.82 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 873,576 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.80 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 15.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) was 48.58 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The highest recorded value was 48.58 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.19 million in 1997.
- How does ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) ranks 121st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) 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