School age population, early childhood education, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108): School age population, early childhood education, female was 26.17 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, early childhood education, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) stood at 26.17 million. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) peaked at 26.17 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.37 million, in 1999.
That places ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) 88th out of 194 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 19.99 million | — |
| 1999 | 16.37 million | -18.1% |
| 2000 | 16.79 million | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 17.12 million | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 17.64 million | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 18.20 million | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 18.27 million | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 18.87 million | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 19.47 million | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 20.03 million | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 20.60 million | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 21.14 million | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 21.75 million | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 22.34 million | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 22.92 million | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 23.49 million | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 24.04 million | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 24.55 million | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 25.01 million | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 25.05 million | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 25.37 million | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 25.60 million | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 25.76 million | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 25.82 million | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 25.84 million | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 25.91 million | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 26.17 million | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.18 million | 16.37 million | 19.99 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 18.81 million | 16.79 million | 21.14 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.01 million | 21.75 million | 25.60 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.90 million | 25.76 million | 26.17 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
More education data for ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 31.31 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 15.44 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 15.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.82 million (2023)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.51 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 29.54 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 15.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- School age population, early childhood education, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) was 26.17 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The highest recorded value was 26.17 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.37 million in 1999.
- How does ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
- ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) ranks 88th out of 194 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) 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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February 2026 Data Release