School age population, early childhood education, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): School age population, early childhood education, female was 32.69 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) recorded 32.69 million for school age population, early childhood education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) peaked at 32.69 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.16 million, in 1997.
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 66th 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: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 17.16 million | — |
| 1998 | 19.11 million | +11.3% |
| 1999 | 19.63 million | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 20.21 million | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 20.65 million | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 20.67 million | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 21.21 million | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 21.28 million | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 21.89 million | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 22.50 million | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 22.30 million | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 22.91 million | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 23.55 million | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 24.26 million | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 24.96 million | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 25.62 million | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 26.31 million | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 26.86 million | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 27.45 million | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 28.52 million | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 29.74 million | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 30.27 million | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 30.82 million | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 30.73 million | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 31.40 million | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 31.57 million | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 32.27 million | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 32.69 million | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.64 million | 17.16 million | 19.63 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 21.72 million | 20.21 million | 23.55 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.48 million | 24.26 million | 30.82 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.73 million | 30.73 million | 32.69 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
More education data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.63 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.02 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.51 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.06 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.38 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- School age population, early childhood education, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) was 32.69 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The highest recorded value was 32.69 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.16 million in 1997.
- How does ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 66th out of 194 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 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