School age population, early childhood education, female (number) in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407): School age population, early childhood education, female (number) was 15.09 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood education, female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407), 1996–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) recorded 15.09 million for school age population, early childhood education, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) peaked at 20.03 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 14.44 million, in 2014.
ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) ranks 116th of 194 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, female (number) in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 17.41 million | — |
| 1997 | 17.42 million | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 17.44 million | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 17.45 million | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 17.44 million | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 17.44 million | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 17.46 million | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 17.47 million | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 17.54 million | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 17.56 million | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 17.55 million | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 17.53 million | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 17.72 million | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 18.03 million | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 18.48 million | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 19.06 million | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 19.59 million | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 20.03 million | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 14.44 million | -27.9% |
| 2015 | 14.67 million | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 14.83 million | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 14.95 million | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 15.08 million | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 15.19 million | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 15.02 million | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 14.99 million | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 14.97 million | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 15.03 million | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 15.09 million | +0.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, early childhood education, female (number) in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -27.9% | 20.03 million | 14.44 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.43 million | 17.41 million | 17.45 million | 4 |
| 2000s | 17.57 million | 17.44 million | 18.03 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.63 million | 14.44 million | 20.03 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.02 million | 14.97 million | 15.09 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
- 113 Czechia 169,753 compare
- 114 Norway 162,648 compare
- 115 Costa Rica 156,726 compare
- 116 Belarus 155,507 compare
- 117 Equatorial Guinea 148,935 compare
- 118 New Zealand 147,340 compare
- 119 Ireland 144,371 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 544,032 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 24.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 9.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 27.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 10.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 18.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- School age population, early childhood education, female in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) was 15.09 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- The highest recorded value was 20.03 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.44 million in 2014.
- How does ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
- ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) ranks 116th out of 194 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) 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