Population of compulsory school age, female in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121): Population of compulsory school age, female was 65.37 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, female in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, female in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) is 65.37 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) peaked at 65.37 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.28 million, in 1997.
ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) ranks 89th 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: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 31.28 million | — |
| 1998 | 31.28 million | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 31.96 million | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 33.65 million | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 34.66 million | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 35.29 million | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 36.22 million | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 38.24 million | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 38.97 million | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 39.71 million | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 40.51 million | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 44.57 million | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 45.50 million | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 47.04 million | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 48.08 million | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 49.17 million | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 52.49 million | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 53.67 million | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 54.95 million | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 56.25 million | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 57.48 million | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 58.67 million | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 59.75 million | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 60.71 million | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 63.43 million | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 64.30 million | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 65.12 million | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 65.37 million | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.50 million | 31.28 million | 31.96 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 38.73 million | 33.65 million | 45.50 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.76 million | 47.04 million | 59.75 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.79 million | 60.71 million | 65.37 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
- 86 Paraguay 815,955 compare
- 87 Central African Republic 794,971 compare
- 88 El Salvador 766,604 compare
- 89 Kyrgyzstan 750,075 compare
- 90 Haiti 728,571 compare
- 91 Lao People's Democratic Republic 686,471 compare
- 92 Azerbaijan 684,770 compare
More education data for ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.8% (2023)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.4% (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 20.75 million (2023)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 5.2% (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 21.47 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 18.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.87 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 20.77 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 41.84 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 21.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, female in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) was 65.37 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- The highest recorded value was 65.37 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.28 million in 1997.
- How does ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) ranks 89th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) 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