Population of compulsory school age, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426): Population of compulsory school age, female was 17.11 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) recorded 17.11 million for population of compulsory school age, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) peaked at 17.11 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.62 million, in 1997.
That places ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 176th 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.
Population of compulsory school age, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 9.62 million | — |
| 1998 | 9.62 million | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 9.81 million | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 9.99 million | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 10.21 million | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 11.17 million | +9.4% |
| 2003 | 11.33 million | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 11.54 million | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 11.69 million | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 11.86 million | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 11.95 million | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 12.10 million | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 12.39 million | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 12.56 million | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 12.73 million | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 13.14 million | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 13.47 million | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 13.84 million | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 14.42 million | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 14.94 million | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 15.37 million | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 15.70 million | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 16.05 million | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 16.44 million | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 16.71 million | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 16.96 million | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 17.11 million | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 17.11 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.68 million | 9.62 million | 9.81 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 11.42 million | 9.99 million | 12.39 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.22 million | 12.56 million | 16.05 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.87 million | 16.44 million | 17.11 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
- 173 Micronesia (country) 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
- 179 Dominica 4,985 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 7.00 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 7.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 2.27 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.33 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 5.24 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 10.71 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 5.47 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) was 17.11 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The highest recorded value was 17.11 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.62 million in 1997.
- How does ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 176th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 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