Population of compulsory school age, female in MDG: Developed Regions
MDG: Developed Regions: Population of compulsory school age, female was 79.13 million in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
79.13 million
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
78th
of 221 groups
All-time high
79.23 million
in 2023
All-time low
72.35 million
in 2012
Years of data
26
1999–2024
Population of compulsory school age, female in MDG: Developed Regions, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, population of compulsory school age, female in MDG: Developed Regions stood at 79.13 million.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in MDG: Developed Regions peaked at 79.23 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 72.35 million, in 2012.
That places MDG: Developed Regions 78th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Population of compulsory school age, female in MDG: Developed Regions, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 78.22 million | — |
| 2000 | 78.18 million | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 77.28 million | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 76.34 million | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 77.04 million | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 77.21 million | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 76.36 million | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 75.31 million | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 74.43 million | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 73.66 million | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 73.13 million | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 72.76 million | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 72.51 million | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 72.35 million | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 73.62 million | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 73.73 million | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 74.23 million | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 74.89 million | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 75.57 million | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 75.92 million | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 76.24 million | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 77.53 million | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 77.86 million | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 78.56 million | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 79.23 million | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 79.13 million | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.22 million | 78.22 million | 78.22 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 75.89 million | 73.13 million | 78.18 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.18 million | 72.35 million | 76.24 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.46 million | 77.53 million | 79.23 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developed Regions
More education data for MDG: Developed Regions
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.1511 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 58.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 35.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0324 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 51.01 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 806,069 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.5508 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 26.38 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, female in MDG: Developed Regions?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in MDG: Developed Regions was 79.13 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in MDG: Developed Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 79.23 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in MDG: Developed Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.35 million in 2012.
- How does MDG: Developed Regions rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- MDG: Developed Regions ranks 78th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in MDG: Developed Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this MDG: Developed Regions 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release