School age population, tertiary education, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108): School age population, tertiary education, female was 20.88 million in 2024. β² Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108), 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) is 20.88 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) peaked at 20.88 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.54 million, in 1970.
That places ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) 124th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.09 million | 4.54 million | 5.77 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.89 million | 5.95 million | 7.86 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.51 million | 8.11 million | 11.10 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.75 million | 11.42 million | 14.08 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.17 million | 14.44 million | 18.15 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.95 million | 18.74 million | 20.88 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
More education data for ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 15.44 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 15.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.82 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 32.92 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 15.03 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) was 20.88 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The highest recorded value was 20.88 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.54 million in 1970.
- How does ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) ranks 124th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Ecowas (unsdcode:98108) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release