Population of compulsory school age, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509): Population of compulsory school age, female was 13.47 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
13.47 million
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
179th
of 221 groups
All-time high
13.47 million
in 2023
All-time low
3.74 million
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2024

Population of compulsory school age, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1997–2024

4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M12.0M14.0M1997201020241997: 3.7M1998: 3.7M1999: 3.8M2000: 3.9M2001: 4.0M2002: 4.8M2003: 4.8M2004: 4.9M2005: 7.6M2006: 7.7M2007: 7.9M2008: 8.0M2009: 8.1M2010: 9.2M2011: 9.4M2012: 9.5M2013: 9.7M2014: 9.9M2015: 10.1M2016: 10.3M2017: 10.5M2018: 10.7M2019: 10.9M2020: 11.1M2021: 13.1M2022: 13.3M2023: 13.5M2024: 13.5M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, population of compulsory school age, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) stood at 13.47 million. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.

That represents a change of up 36.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) peaked at 13.47 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.74 million, in 1997.

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 179th 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 Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), year by year

Annual values for Population of compulsory school age, female (number) in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1997 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1997 3.74 million
1998 3.74 million +0.0%
1999 3.84 million +2.6%
2000 3.94 million +2.5%
2001 4.03 million +2.3%
2002 4.76 million +18.2%
2003 4.83 million +1.5%
2004 4.90 million +1.4%
2005 7.61 million +55.3%
2006 7.73 million +1.6%
2007 7.87 million +1.8%
2008 8.02 million +1.9%
2009 8.15 million +1.7%
2010 9.18 million +12.6%
2011 9.35 million +1.9%
2012 9.54 million +2.1%
2013 9.73 million +1.9%
2014 9.90 million +1.8%
2015 10.11 million +2.0%
2016 10.31 million +2.0%
2017 10.52 million +2.0%
2018 10.71 million +1.8%
2019 10.90 million +1.8%
2020 11.07 million +1.6%
2021 13.07 million +18.1%
2022 13.28 million +1.6%
2023 13.47 million +1.5%
2024 13.47 million +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.78 million 3.74 million 3.84 million 3
2000s 6.18 million 3.94 million 8.15 million 10
2010s 10.02 million 9.18 million 10.90 million 10
2020s 12.87 million 11.07 million 13.47 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)

  1. 176 Aruba 8,184 compare
  2. 177 Antigua and Barbuda 6,118 compare
  3. 178 Marshall Islands 5,613 compare
  4. 179 Dominica 4,985 compare
  5. 180 Cayman Islands 4,633 compare
  6. 181 Bermuda 3,934 compare
  7. 182 Andorra 3,657 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Population of compulsory school age, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) was 13.47 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The highest recorded value was 13.47 million in 2023.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The lowest recorded value was 3.74 million in 1997.
How does ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 179th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 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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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
418 places, 11,049 data points, 1974–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release