Enrolment in primary education, female (number) (primary female) in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): Enrolment in primary education, female (number) (primary female) was 38.67 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
38.67 million
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
92nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
42.46 million
in 1971
All-time low
37.14 million
in 2009
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Enrolment in primary education, female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) recorded 38.67 million for enrolment in primary education, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) peaked at 42.46 million in 1971 and was at its lowest, 37.14 million, in 2009.
That places ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 92nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Enrolment in primary education, female (number) (primary female) in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 39.97 million | — |
| 1971 | 42.46 million | +6.2% |
| 1972 | 42.01 million | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 41.60 million | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 40.90 million | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 40.22 million | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 39.87 million | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 39.27 million | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 39.00 million | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 38.79 million | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 39.95 million | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 38.75 million | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 39.53 million | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 39.19 million | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 39.23 million | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 39.23 million | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 38.93 million | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 39.64 million | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 42.00 million | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 40.93 million | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 40.02 million | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 39.99 million | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 41.14 million | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 40.20 million | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 40.30 million | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 40.36 million | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 41.10 million | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 41.62 million | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 41.43 million | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 41.08 million | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 40.17 million | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 39.80 million | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 39.34 million | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 38.71 million | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 38.86 million | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 38.11 million | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 37.75 million | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 37.48 million | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 37.38 million | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 37.14 million | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 37.14 million | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 37.26 million | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 37.27 million | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 37.17 million | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 37.44 million | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 37.90 million | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 38.41 million | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 38.81 million | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 39.22 million | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 39.49 million | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 38.91 million | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 38.66 million | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 38.54 million | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 38.72 million | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 38.67 million | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40.41 million | 38.79 million | 42.46 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.74 million | 38.75 million | 42.00 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.73 million | 39.99 million | 41.62 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.47 million | 37.14 million | 40.17 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.01 million | 37.14 million | 39.49 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.70 million | 38.54 million | 38.91 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
More education data for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 29.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 54.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.299 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 58.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.2912 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 794,026 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in primary education, female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Enrolment in primary education, female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) was 38.67 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The highest recorded value was 42.46 million in 1971.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.14 million in 2009.
- How does ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank for enrolment in primary education, female?
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 92nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in primary education, female rising or falling in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 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