Enrolment in primary education, female in AIMS: East Asia
AIMS: East Asia: Enrolment in primary education, female was 88.56 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
88.56 million
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
50th
of 221 groups
All-time high
106.59 million
in 1999
All-time low
80.39 million
in 1973
Years of data
52
1973–2024
Enrolment in primary education, female in AIMS: East Asia, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in primary education, female in AIMS: East Asia is 88.56 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, female in AIMS: East Asia peaked at 106.59 million in 1999 and was at its lowest, 80.39 million, in 1973.
That places AIMS: East Asia 50th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Enrolment in primary education, female in AIMS: East Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 80.39 million | — |
| 1974 | 84.87 million | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 93.99 million | +10.7% |
| 1976 | 99.93 million | +6.3% |
| 1977 | 100.92 million | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 100.15 million | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 100.35 million | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 101.73 million | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 102.08 million | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 101.05 million | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 99.79 million | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 98.58 million | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 98.74 million | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 98.99 million | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 98.87 million | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 97.80 million | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 97.05 million | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 96.40 million | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 96.69 million | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 96.99 million | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 97.32 million | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 98.77 million | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 100.55 million | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 102.49 million | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 104.67 million | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 106.53 million | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 106.59 million | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 104.16 million | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 101.94 million | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 96.66 million | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 90.85 million | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 96.04 million | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 92.40 million | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 89.94 million | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 89.19 million | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 88.17 million | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 86.90 million | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 86.02 million | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 85.43 million | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 85.06 million | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 84.41 million | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 82.73 million | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 82.87 million | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 83.83 million | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 84.63 million | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 85.20 million | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 86.56 million | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 87.58 million | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 88.19 million | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 88.31 million | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 87.94 million | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 88.56 million | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 94.37 million | 80.39 million | 100.92 million | 7 |
| 1980s | 99.47 million | 97.05 million | 102.08 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 100.70 million | 96.40 million | 106.59 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.62 million | 86.90 million | 104.16 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.68 million | 82.73 million | 86.56 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.12 million | 87.58 million | 88.56 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near AIMS: East Asia
More education data for AIMS: East Asia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.25 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 90.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 44.84 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in primary education, female in AIMS: East Asia?
- Enrolment in primary education, female in AIMS: East Asia was 88.56 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in AIMS: East Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 106.59 million in 1999.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in AIMS: East Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.39 million in 1973.
- How does AIMS: East Asia rank for enrolment in primary education, female?
- AIMS: East Asia ranks 50th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in primary education, female rising or falling in AIMS: East Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this AIMS: East Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release