Population of compulsory school age, female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109): Population of compulsory school age, female was 33.51 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) is 33.51 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) peaked at 33.51 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.63 million, in 1997.
That places ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) 137th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 10.75 million | 10.63 million | 11.00 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 15.16 million | 11.46 million | 21.10 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.06 million | 22.90 million | 30.14 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.66 million | 30.51 million | 33.51 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
- 134 Qatar 168,544 compare
- 135 Lithuania 159,948 compare
- 136 Croatia 145,794 compare
- 137 Timor-Leste 141,508 compare
- 138 North Macedonia 136,513 compare
- 139 Equatorial Guinea 135,778 compare
- 140 Singapore 132,290 compare
More education data for ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.5% (2023)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.4% (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 7.80 million (2021)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.4% (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 8.72 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 9.47 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.14 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 21.91 million (2023)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 9.96 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 9.83 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) was 33.51 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The highest recorded value was 33.51 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.63 million in 1997.
- How does ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) ranks 137th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) 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