Population of compulsory school age, female in GPE: Region 3
GPE: Region 3: Population of compulsory school age, female was 116.17 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, female in GPE: Region 3, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, female in GPE: Region 3 is 116.17 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in GPE: Region 3 peaked at 116.17 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 64.94 million, in 1997.
GPE: Region 3 ranks 55th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, female in GPE: Region 3, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 64.94 million | — |
| 1998 | 64.95 million | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 65.97 million | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 66.97 million | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 67.63 million | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 87.50 million | +29.4% |
| 2003 | 88.36 million | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 88.90 million | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 92.96 million | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 93.52 million | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 94.00 million | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 95.36 million | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 95.72 million | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 96.00 million | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 96.92 million | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 98.49 million | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 99.23 million | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 100.23 million | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 104.47 million | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 105.94 million | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 107.01 million | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 110.44 million | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 111.78 million | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 112.97 million | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 114.15 million | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 115.16 million | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 115.95 million | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 116.17 million | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.28 million | 64.94 million | 65.97 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 87.09 million | 66.97 million | 95.72 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 103.05 million | 96.00 million | 111.78 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 114.88 million | 112.97 million | 116.17 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Region 3
More education data for GPE: Region 3
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 35.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 33.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 16.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.95 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, female in GPE: Region 3?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in GPE: Region 3 was 116.17 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in GPE: Region 3?
- The highest recorded value was 116.17 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in GPE: Region 3?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.94 million in 1997.
- How does GPE: Region 3 rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- GPE: Region 3 ranks 55th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in GPE: Region 3?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Region 3 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