School age population, early childhood education, female in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)

ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120): School age population, early childhood education, female was 21.51 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
21.51 million
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
101st
of 194 groups
All-time high
21.51 million
in 2024
All-time low
12.64 million
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2024

School age population, early childhood education, female in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120), 1997–2024

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M1997201020241997: 12.6M1998: 14.0M1999: 14.3M2000: 14.7M2001: 14.9M2002: 14.8M2003: 15.2M2004: 15.1M2005: 15.5M2006: 15.8M2007: 16.1M2008: 16.6M2009: 17.0M2010: 17.5M2011: 17.9M2012: 18.4M2013: 18.8M2014: 19.1M2015: 19.4M2016: 20.3M2017: 20.3M2018: 20.5M2019: 20.9M2020: 20.5M2021: 20.9M2022: 20.8M2023: 21.2M2024: 21.5M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) recorded 21.51 million for school age population, early childhood education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) peaked at 21.51 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.64 million, in 1997.

ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) ranks 101st 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: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120), year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, female (number) in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120), 1997 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1997 12.64 million
1998 13.96 million +10.5%
1999 14.29 million +2.3%
2000 14.67 million +2.6%
2001 14.93 million +1.8%
2002 14.82 million -0.8%
2003 15.20 million +2.6%
2004 15.07 million -0.9%
2005 15.45 million +2.5%
2006 15.85 million +2.6%
2007 16.13 million +1.7%
2008 16.55 million +2.6%
2009 16.99 million +2.7%
2010 17.48 million +2.9%
2011 17.94 million +2.6%
2012 18.36 million +2.3%
2013 18.80 million +2.4%
2014 19.10 million +1.6%
2015 19.44 million +1.8%
2016 20.26 million +4.2%
2017 20.25 million -0.0%
2018 20.55 million +1.5%
2019 20.86 million +1.5%
2020 20.53 million -1.6%
2021 20.92 million +1.9%
2022 20.81 million -0.5%
2023 21.21 million +1.9%
2024 21.51 million +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 13.63 million 12.64 million 14.29 million 3
2000s 15.57 million 14.67 million 16.99 million 10
2010s 19.31 million 17.48 million 20.86 million 10
2020s 21.00 million 20.53 million 21.51 million 5

Countries ranked near ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)

  1. 98 Central African Republic 267,079 compare
  2. 99 Tunisia 267,001 compare
  3. 100 Congo 259,870 compare
  4. 101 Oman 257,364 compare
  5. 102 Netherlands 255,092 compare
  6. 103 Austria 250,145 compare
  7. 104 Bolivia 243,543 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, female in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
School age population, early childhood education, female in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) was 21.51 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
The highest recorded value was 21.51 million in 2024.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
The lowest recorded value was 12.64 million in 1997.
How does ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) ranks 101st out of 194 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) 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