Population of compulsory school age, female in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)
ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504): Population of compulsory school age, female was 8.85 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8.85 million
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
188th
of 221 groups
All-time high
8.85 million
in 2023
All-time low
6.88 million
in 2011
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Population of compulsory school age, female in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, female in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) is 8.85 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) peaked at 8.85 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.88 million, in 2011.
ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) ranks 188th 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: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 7.00 million | — |
| 1998 | 7.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 6.97 million | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 7.88 million | +13.0% |
| 2001 | 7.83 million | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 7.76 million | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 7.66 million | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 7.55 million | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 7.42 million | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 7.29 million | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 7.16 million | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 7.06 million | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 6.96 million | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 6.90 million | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 6.88 million | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 6.89 million | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 6.95 million | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 7.05 million | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 7.21 million | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 7.40 million | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 7.60 million | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 7.82 million | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 8.06 million | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 8.28 million | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 8.49 million | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 8.69 million | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 8.85 million | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 8.85 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.99 million | 6.97 million | 7.00 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 7.46 million | 6.96 million | 7.88 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.28 million | 6.88 million | 8.06 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.63 million | 8.28 million | 8.85 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)
- 185 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 3,079 compare
- 186 Gibraltar 2,935 compare
- 187 British Virgin Islands 2,517 compare
- 188 Naoero 1,997 compare
- 189 Liechtenstein 1,607 compare
- 190 San Marino 1,524 compare
- 191 Cook Islands 1,396 compare
More education data for ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 173,966 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.15 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 433,245 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 5.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.4835 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, female in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) was 8.85 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.85 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.88 million in 2011.
- How does ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) ranks 188th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) 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