School age population, last grade of primary education, female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113): School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 8.03 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8.03 million
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
83rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
8.03 million
in 2024
All-time low
2.15 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) stood at 8.03 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) peaked at 8.03 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.15 million, in 1970.
That places ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) 83rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.15 million | — |
| 1971 | 2.21 million | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 2.27 million | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 2.33 million | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 2.39 million | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 2.45 million | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 2.51 million | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 2.57 million | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 2.63 million | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 2.70 million | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 2.77 million | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 2.82 million | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 2.89 million | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 2.96 million | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 3.03 million | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 3.10 million | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 3.18 million | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 3.27 million | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 3.38 million | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 3.48 million | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 3.60 million | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 3.70 million | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 3.79 million | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 3.90 million | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 4.00 million | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 4.08 million | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 4.18 million | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 4.28 million | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 4.41 million | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 4.54 million | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 4.62 million | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 4.71 million | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 4.80 million | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 4.90 million | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 5.01 million | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 5.15 million | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 5.27 million | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 5.40 million | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 5.55 million | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 5.67 million | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 5.81 million | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 5.95 million | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 6.11 million | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 6.30 million | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 6.44 million | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 6.61 million | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 6.76 million | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 6.94 million | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 7.13 million | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 7.30 million | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 7.47 million | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 7.62 million | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 7.77 million | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 7.96 million | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 8.03 million | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.42 million | 2.15 million | 2.70 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.09 million | 2.77 million | 3.48 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.05 million | 3.60 million | 4.54 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.11 million | 4.62 million | 5.67 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.54 million | 5.81 million | 7.30 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.77 million | 7.47 million | 8.03 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
- 80 Togo 115,532 compare
- 81 Papua New Guinea 108,308 compare
- 82 Tunisia 107,129 compare
- 83 Honduras 104,746 compare
- 84 Sierra Leone 104,130 compare
- 85 Romania 99,218 compare
- 86 Dominican Republic 93,718 compare
More education data for ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.87 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.5% (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 20.01 million (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 22.64 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 16.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female 50.51 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 21.75 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 21.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 7.95 million (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) was 8.03 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.03 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.15 million in 1970.
- How does ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) ranks 83rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release