Population of compulsory school age, female in GPE: Region 2
GPE: Region 2: Population of compulsory school age, female was 65.50 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
65.50 million
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
88th
of 221 groups
All-time high
65.50 million
in 2024
All-time low
17.68 million
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Population of compulsory school age, female in GPE: Region 2, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
GPE: Region 2 recorded 65.50 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 0.1% on the previous year and up 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in GPE: Region 2 peaked at 65.50 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.68 million, in 1997.
GPE: Region 2 ranks 88th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, female in GPE: Region 2, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 17.68 million | — |
| 1998 | 17.68 million | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 18.15 million | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 18.61 million | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 19.44 million | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 19.95 million | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 20.68 million | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 38.19 million | +84.7% |
| 2005 | 39.13 million | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 40.65 million | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 42.43 million | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 43.60 million | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 44.73 million | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 45.94 million | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 47.19 million | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 48.50 million | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 49.89 million | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 51.37 million | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 52.99 million | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 54.61 million | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 56.27 million | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 57.93 million | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 59.55 million | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 61.12 million | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 62.68 million | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 64.12 million | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 65.44 million | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 65.50 million | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.84 million | 17.68 million | 18.15 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 32.74 million | 18.61 million | 44.73 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.42 million | 45.94 million | 59.55 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.77 million | 61.12 million | 65.50 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Region 2
- 85 Congo 819,463 compare
- 86 Paraguay 815,955 compare
- 87 Central African Republic 794,971 compare
- 88 El Salvador 766,604 compare
- 89 Kyrgyzstan 750,075 compare
- 90 Haiti 728,571 compare
- 91 Lao People's Democratic Republic 686,471 compare
More education data for GPE: Region 2
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.9266 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.86 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.21 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.41 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.30 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.50 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.5 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.51 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.77 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, female in GPE: Region 2?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in GPE: Region 2 was 65.50 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in GPE: Region 2?
- The highest recorded value was 65.50 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in GPE: Region 2?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.68 million in 1997.
- How does GPE: Region 2 rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- GPE: Region 2 ranks 88th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in GPE: Region 2?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Region 2 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