School age population, early childhood education, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): School age population, early childhood education, female was 13.73 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
13.73 million
Change on year
down 0.8%
Rank
122nd
of 194 groups
All-time high
13.89 million
in 2021
All-time low
10.40 million
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2024
School age population, early childhood education, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) recorded 13.73 million for school age population, early childhood education, female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 13.89 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10.40 million, in 1997.
That places ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 122nd 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 28 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 10.40 million | — |
| 1998 | 10.42 million | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 10.47 million | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 10.51 million | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 10.56 million | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 10.63 million | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 10.74 million | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 10.84 million | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 10.94 million | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 11.05 million | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 11.14 million | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 11.25 million | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 11.40 million | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 11.56 million | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 11.74 million | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 11.98 million | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 12.21 million | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 12.50 million | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 12.77 million | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 13.04 million | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 13.35 million | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 13.55 million | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 13.71 million | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 13.86 million | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 13.89 million | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 13.80 million | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 13.84 million | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 13.73 million | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.43 million | 10.40 million | 10.47 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 10.91 million | 10.51 million | 11.40 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.64 million | 11.56 million | 13.71 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.82 million | 13.73 million | 13.89 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 17.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3069 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.6186 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 12.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.43 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- School age population, early childhood education, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 13.73 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 13.89 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.40 million in 1997.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 122nd out of 194 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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