Population of compulsory school age, female (number) (compulsory) in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): Population of compulsory school age, female (number) (compulsory) was 89.07 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
89.07 million
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
66th
of 221 groups
All-time high
89.17 million
in 2023
All-time low
77.82 million
in 2010
Years of data
26
1999–2024
Population of compulsory school age, female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, population of compulsory school age, female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) stood at 89.07 million.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) peaked at 89.17 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 77.82 million, in 2010.
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 66th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, female (number) (compulsory) in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 83.77 million | — |
| 2000 | 83.71 million | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 82.92 million | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 82.05 million | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 82.78 million | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 82.90 million | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 82.07 million | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 80.87 million | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 79.85 million | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 79.00 million | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 78.33 million | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 77.82 million | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 77.82 million | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 80.09 million | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 81.32 million | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 81.67 million | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 82.25 million | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 83.02 million | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 83.86 million | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 84.40 million | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 84.93 million | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 86.58 million | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 87.18 million | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 88.23 million | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 89.17 million | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 89.07 million | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.77 million | 83.77 million | 83.77 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 81.45 million | 78.33 million | 83.71 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.72 million | 77.82 million | 84.93 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.04 million | 86.58 million | 89.17 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
More education data for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 54.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.299 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 58.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.2912 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 64.18 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 794,026 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) was 89.07 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The highest recorded value was 89.17 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.82 million in 2010.
- How does ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 66th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 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