Population of compulsory school age, female in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)
ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120): Population of compulsory school age, female was 47.61 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, female in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, population of compulsory school age, female in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) stood at 47.61 million. 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 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) peaked at 47.61 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.41 million, in 1997.
That places ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) 124th 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.
Population of compulsory school age, female in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 19.41 million | — |
| 1998 | 19.41 million | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 20.03 million | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 20.76 million | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 21.77 million | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 22.44 million | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 23.39 million | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 25.35 million | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 26.09 million | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 26.84 million | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 27.60 million | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 31.62 million | +14.6% |
| 2009 | 32.50 million | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 33.85 million | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 34.78 million | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 35.76 million | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 36.93 million | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 37.84 million | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 38.84 million | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 39.82 million | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 40.76 million | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 41.64 million | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 42.46 million | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 43.21 million | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 45.77 million | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 46.57 million | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 47.34 million | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 47.61 million | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.62 million | 19.41 million | 20.03 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 25.84 million | 20.76 million | 32.50 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.27 million | 33.85 million | 42.46 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.10 million | 43.21 million | 47.61 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)
More education data for ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.0% (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.7% (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 12.79 million (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.0% (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 13.39 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 12.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.97 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.71 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 29.64 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 14.93 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, female in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) was 47.61 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- The highest recorded value was 47.61 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.41 million in 1997.
- How does ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) ranks 124th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) 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