Population of compulsory school age, female (number) (compulsory) in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300): Population of compulsory school age, female (number) (compulsory) was 62.04 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
62.04 million
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
93rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
67.67 million
in 2015
All-time low
47.36 million
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
Population of compulsory school age, female in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, population of compulsory school age, female in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) stood at 62.04 million.
That represents a change of down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) peaked at 67.67 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, 47.36 million, in 1999.
That places ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) 93rd 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 26 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, female (number) (compulsory) in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 47.36 million | — |
| 2000 | 47.46 million | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 49.97 million | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 50.07 million | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 50.67 million | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 50.69 million | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 50.70 million | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 51.72 million | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 51.65 million | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 51.69 million | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 52.13 million | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 53.39 million | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 53.92 million | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 57.69 million | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 67.08 million | +16.3% |
| 2014 | 66.81 million | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 67.67 million | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 67.25 million | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 63.01 million | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 62.73 million | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 62.53 million | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 62.49 million | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 62.29 million | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 62.20 million | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 62.06 million | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 62.04 million | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.36 million | 47.36 million | 47.36 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 50.67 million | 47.46 million | 52.13 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.21 million | 53.39 million | 67.67 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.22 million | 62.04 million | 62.49 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
- 90 Haiti 728,571 compare
- 91 Laos 686,471 compare
- 92 Azerbaijan 684,770 compare
- 93 United Arab Emirates 677,594 compare
- 94 Palestine 670,486 compare
- 95 Mauritania 619,161 compare
- 96 Libya 611,755 compare
More education data for ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 13.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 740,763 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.91 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6877 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, female in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) was 62.04 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- The highest recorded value was 67.67 million in 2015.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.36 million in 1999.
- How does ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) ranks 93rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) 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