Population of compulsory school age, female in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406): Population of compulsory school age, female was 52.00 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, female in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, female in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) is 52.00 million, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) peaked at 52.11 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 20.81 million, in 1997.
ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) ranks 114th 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 ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 20.81 million | — |
| 1998 | 20.81 million | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 21.05 million | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 21.43 million | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 21.53 million | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 40.65 million | +88.8% |
| 2003 | 42.23 million | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 42.22 million | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 45.60 million | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 45.45 million | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 45.39 million | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 45.33 million | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 45.24 million | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 45.21 million | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 44.88 million | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 45.97 million | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 46.02 million | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 46.17 million | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 47.11 million | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 47.56 million | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 47.87 million | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 50.56 million | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 51.14 million | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 51.53 million | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 51.88 million | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 52.08 million | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 52.11 million | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 52.00 million | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.89 million | 20.81 million | 21.05 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 39.51 million | 21.43 million | 45.60 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.25 million | 44.88 million | 51.14 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.92 million | 51.53 million | 52.11 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
More education data for ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 29.39 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 12.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 30.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 15.15 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 3.27 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 30.44 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 15.55 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, female in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) was 52.00 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- The highest recorded value was 52.11 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.81 million in 1997.
- How does ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) ranks 114th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) 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