Population of compulsory school age, female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505): Population of compulsory school age, female was 12.00 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
12.00 million
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
181st
of 221 groups
All-time high
12.00 million
in 2023
All-time low
2.49 million
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Population of compulsory school age, female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, population of compulsory school age, female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) stood at 12.00 million. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 45.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) peaked at 12.00 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.49 million, in 1997.
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) ranks 181st of 221 groups on this measure, 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 ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2.49 million | — |
| 1998 | 2.49 million | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2.58 million | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 2.75 million | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 3.15 million | +14.4% |
| 2002 | 3.23 million | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 3.29 million | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 3.35 million | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 6.05 million | +80.5% |
| 2006 | 6.15 million | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 6.26 million | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 6.37 million | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 6.50 million | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 7.52 million | +15.6% |
| 2011 | 7.68 million | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 7.86 million | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 8.06 million | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 8.25 million | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 8.44 million | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 8.63 million | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 8.82 million | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 9.00 million | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 9.18 million | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 9.37 million | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 11.42 million | +21.9% |
| 2022 | 11.71 million | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 12.00 million | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 12.00 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.52 million | 2.49 million | 2.58 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 4.71 million | 2.75 million | 6.50 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.34 million | 7.52 million | 9.18 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.30 million | 9.37 million | 12.00 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
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- 180 Cayman Islands 4,633 compare
- 181 Bermuda 3,934 compare
- 182 Andorra 3,657 compare
- 183 Saint Kitts and Nevis 3,502 compare
- 184 Turks and Caicos Islands 3,381 compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 99.0% (2020)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.5% (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.55 million (2020)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.0% (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.88 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.29 million (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 391,501 (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 5.85 million (2020)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 4.02 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 3.91 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) was 12.00 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The highest recorded value was 12.00 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.49 million in 1997.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) ranks 181st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) 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