School age population, early childhood education, female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)

ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113): School age population, early childhood education, female was 24.90 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
24.90 million
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
94th
of 194 groups
All-time high
25.01 million
in 2023
All-time low
14.25 million
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2024

School age population, early childhood education, female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113), 1997–2024

010.0M20.0M30.0M1997201020241997: 14.2M1998: 15.1M1999: 15.5M2000: 15.9M2001: 16.2M2002: 16.1M2003: 16.5M2004: 16.9M2005: 17.3M2006: 17.8M2007: 18.1M2008: 18.5M2009: 19.0M2010: 19.4M2011: 19.9M2012: 20.4M2013: 20.9M2014: 21.2M2015: 21.6M2016: 22.5M2017: 22.9M2018: 23.3M2019: 23.7M2020: 24.3M2021: 24.7M2022: 24.6M2023: 25.0M2024: 24.9M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, school age population, early childhood education, female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) stood at 24.90 million.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) peaked at 25.01 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.25 million, in 1997.

ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) ranks 94th of 194 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.

School age population, early childhood education, female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113), year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, female (number) in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113), 1997 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1997 14.25 million
1998 15.11 million +6.1%
1999 15.47 million +2.3%
2000 15.86 million +2.5%
2001 16.25 million +2.5%
2002 16.10 million -0.9%
2003 16.49 million +2.4%
2004 16.91 million +2.5%
2005 17.33 million +2.5%
2006 17.77 million +2.5%
2007 18.08 million +1.7%
2008 18.51 million +2.4%
2009 18.96 million +2.4%
2010 19.43 million +2.5%
2011 19.92 million +2.5%
2012 20.38 million +2.3%
2013 20.88 million +2.5%
2014 21.23 million +1.7%
2015 21.63 million +1.9%
2016 22.48 million +3.9%
2017 22.89 million +1.8%
2018 23.29 million +1.7%
2019 23.66 million +1.6%
2020 24.28 million +2.6%
2021 24.70 million +1.7%
2022 24.62 million -0.3%
2023 25.01 million +1.6%
2024 24.90 million -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 14.94 million 14.25 million 15.47 million 3
2000s 17.23 million 15.86 million 18.96 million 10
2010s 21.58 million 19.43 million 23.66 million 10
2020s 24.70 million 24.28 million 25.01 million 5

Countries ranked near ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)

  1. 91 Paraguay 330,216 compare
  2. 92 Sri Lanka 319,064 compare
  3. 93 Azerbaijan 315,630 compare
  4. 94 Hungary 313,606 compare
  5. 95 Cuba 283,008 compare
  6. 96 Namibia 281,053 compare
  7. 97 Dominican Republic 274,820 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
School age population, early childhood education, female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) was 24.90 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
The highest recorded value was 25.01 million in 2023.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
The lowest recorded value was 14.25 million in 1997.
How does ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) ranks 94th out of 194 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
401 places, 9,806 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release