Population of compulsory school age, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): Population of compulsory school age, female was 17.86 million in 2024. β² Rising
Population of compulsory school age, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1997β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, population of compulsory school age, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) stood at 17.86 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) peaked at 18.02 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 12.34 million, in 1997.
That places ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 175th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.36 million | 12.34 million | 12.41 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 13.35 million | 12.51 million | 15.02 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.54 million | 15.15 million | 18.02 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.79 million | 17.73 million | 17.86 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- 172 Grenada 9,413 compare
- 173 Micronesia, Federated States of 9,214 compare
- 174 Seychelles 9,178 compare
- 175 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 8,960 compare
- 176 Aruba 8,184 compare
- 177 Antigua and Barbuda 6,118 compare
- 178 Marshall Islands 5,613 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 14.10 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.95 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.24 million (2020)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 10.84 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 22.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.36 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 17.86 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The highest recorded value was 18.02 million in 2016.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.34 million in 1997.
- How does ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 175th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 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