Population of compulsory school age, female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): Population of compulsory school age, female was 89.07 million in 2024. β² Rising
Population of compulsory school age, female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 1999β2024
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.
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)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 54.74 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 58.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 38.11 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 5.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 40.93 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 24.76 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 23.44 million (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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release