School age population, primary education, female (number) (population) in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109): School age population, primary education, female (number) (population) was 23.97 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
23.97 million
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
138th
of 221 groups
All-time high
24.16 million
in 2022
All-time low
7.19 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, primary education, female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) recorded 23.97 million for school age population, primary education, female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) peaked at 24.16 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.19 million, in 1970.
That places ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) 138th 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, primary education, female (number) (population) in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.19 million | — |
| 1971 | 7.37 million | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 7.55 million | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 7.72 million | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 7.89 million | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 8.07 million | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 8.25 million | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 8.43 million | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 8.57 million | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 8.76 million | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 8.93 million | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 9.03 million | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 9.23 million | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 9.42 million | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 9.61 million | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 9.82 million | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 10.05 million | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 10.29 million | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 10.54 million | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 10.76 million | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 10.97 million | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 11.19 million | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 11.38 million | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 11.63 million | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 11.98 million | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 12.34 million | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 12.72 million | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 13.11 million | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 13.49 million | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 13.94 million | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 14.44 million | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 14.93 million | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 15.43 million | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 15.93 million | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 16.43 million | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 16.94 million | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 17.42 million | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 17.92 million | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 18.42 million | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 18.95 million | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 19.49 million | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 20.02 million | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 20.52 million | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 21.04 million | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 21.53 million | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 21.99 million | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 22.41 million | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 22.80 million | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 23.13 million | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 23.43 million | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 23.69 million | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 23.92 million | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 24.16 million | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 23.97 million | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 23.97 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.98 million | 7.19 million | 8.76 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.77 million | 8.93 million | 10.76 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.28 million | 10.97 million | 13.94 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.68 million | 14.44 million | 18.95 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.63 million | 19.49 million | 23.43 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.94 million | 23.69 million | 24.16 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, primary education, female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- School age population, primary education, female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) was 23.97 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The highest recorded value was 24.16 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.19 million in 1970.
- How does ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) ranks 138th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. 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, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release