Population of compulsory school age, female in UNESCO: Sids
UNESCO: Sids: Population of compulsory school age, female was 3.90 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, female in UNESCO: Sids, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, female in UNESCO: Sids is 3.90 million, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in UNESCO: Sids peaked at 3.94 million in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.04 million, in 1997.
That places UNESCO: Sids 196th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 UNESCO: Sids, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 3.04 million | — |
| 1998 | 3.06 million | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 3.07 million | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 3.28 million | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 3.32 million | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 3.33 million | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 3.31 million | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 3.35 million | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 3.35 million | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.34 million | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 3.34 million | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 3.36 million | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 3.35 million | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 3.94 million | +17.5% |
| 2011 | 3.93 million | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 3.92 million | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 3.91 million | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 3.91 million | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 3.90 million | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 3.91 million | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 3.90 million | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 3.90 million | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 3.89 million | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 3.89 million | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 3.89 million | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.91 million | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 3.90 million | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 3.90 million | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.06 million | 3.04 million | 3.07 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 3.33 million | 3.28 million | 3.36 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.91 million | 3.89 million | 3.94 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.90 million | 3.89 million | 3.91 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNESCO: Sids
More education data for UNESCO: Sids
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.15 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 2.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 397,920 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.57 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 3.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.63 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, female in UNESCO: Sids?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in UNESCO: Sids was 3.90 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The highest recorded value was 3.94 million in 2010.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.04 million in 1997.
- How does UNESCO: Sids rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- UNESCO: Sids ranks 196th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in UNESCO: Sids?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNESCO: Sids 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