School age population, early childhood education, female (number) in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300): School age population, early childhood education, female (number) was 27.37 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
27.37 million
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
74th
of 194 groups
All-time high
29.04 million
in 2013
All-time low
25.43 million
in 2004
Years of data
21
2004–2024
School age population, early childhood education, female in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300), 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) recorded 27.37 million for school age population, early childhood education, female in 2024.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) peaked at 29.04 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 25.43 million, in 2004.
That places ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) 74th 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 21 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, female (number) in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 25.43 million | — |
| 2005 | 25.51 million | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 25.51 million | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 25.59 million | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 26.00 million | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 26.11 million | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 26.23 million | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 26.33 million | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 27.54 million | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 29.04 million | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 28.99 million | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 28.98 million | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 28.93 million | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 28.90 million | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 28.82 million | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 28.70 million | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 28.46 million | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 28.18 million | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 27.82 million | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 27.54 million | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 27.37 million | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.69 million | 25.43 million | 26.11 million | 6 |
| 2010s | 28.25 million | 26.23 million | 29.04 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.87 million | 27.37 million | 28.46 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
- 71 Israel 536,420 compare
- 72 Tajikistan 516,076 compare
- 73 Rwanda 508,197 compare
- 74 Algeria 483,568 compare
- 75 Mauritania 482,159 compare
- 76 Papua New Guinea 470,417 compare
- 77 Laos 464,121 compare
More education data for ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 31.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 740,763 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4451 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.39 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, female in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- School age population, early childhood education, female in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) was 27.37 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- The highest recorded value was 29.04 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.43 million in 2004.
- How does ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
- ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) ranks 74th out of 194 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) 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