School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (age) in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109): School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (age) was 12.23 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
12.23 million
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
118th
of 221 groups
All-time high
12.23 million
in 2024
All-time low
3.57 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, pre-primary education, female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, pre-primary education, female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) stood at 12.23 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) peaked at 12.23 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.57 million, in 1970.
That places ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) 118th 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, pre-primary education, female (number) (age) in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.57 million | — |
| 1971 | 3.65 million | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 3.74 million | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 3.82 million | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 3.91 million | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 3.98 million | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 4.06 million | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 4.14 million | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 4.18 million | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 4.26 million | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 4.34 million | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 4.41 million | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 4.55 million | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 4.66 million | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 4.76 million | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 4.86 million | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 4.96 million | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 5.06 million | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 5.15 million | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 5.26 million | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 5.42 million | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 5.62 million | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 5.82 million | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 6.01 million | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 6.18 million | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 6.33 million | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 6.47 million | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 6.83 million | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 7.44 million | +8.8% |
| 1999 | 7.68 million | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 7.90 million | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 8.12 million | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 8.34 million | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 8.58 million | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 8.81 million | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 9.06 million | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 9.31 million | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 9.55 million | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 9.78 million | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 10.00 million | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 10.23 million | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 10.44 million | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 10.61 million | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 10.76 million | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 10.89 million | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 11.00 million | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 11.10 million | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 11.18 million | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 11.23 million | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 11.31 million | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 11.47 million | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 11.70 million | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 11.94 million | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 12.21 million | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 12.23 million | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.93 million | 3.57 million | 4.26 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.80 million | 4.34 million | 5.26 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.38 million | 5.42 million | 7.68 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.95 million | 7.90 million | 10.00 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.87 million | 10.23 million | 11.31 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.91 million | 11.47 million | 12.23 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
More education data for ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.62 million (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.96 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.90 million (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 471,371 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.58 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.80 million (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42.53 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6253 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.14 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.6 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) was 12.23 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The highest recorded value was 12.23 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.57 million in 1970.
- How does ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) ranks 118th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release