Enrolment in primary education, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): Enrolment in primary education, female was 17.69 million in 2021. β² Rising
Enrolment in primary education, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1970β2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) recorded 17.69 million for enrolment in primary education, female in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) peaked at 18.24 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.57 million, in 1971.
That places ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 145th out of 221 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.94 million | 3.57 million | 6.08 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.58 million | 6.27 million | 9.47 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.77 million | 9.83 million | 12.81 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.31 million | 13.05 million | 16.77 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.83 million | 17.35 million | 18.24 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.67 million | 17.64 million | 17.69 million | 2 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- 142 Croatia 71,520 compare
- 143 Puerto Rico 70,611 compare
- 144 Bosnia and Herzegovina 68,930 compare
- 145 Albania 67,774 compare
- 146 Moldova, Republic of 65,955 compare
- 147 Slovenia 64,226 compare
- 148 Trinidad and Tobago 62,028 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.24 million (2020)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 14.10 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.95 million (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 19.17 million (2021)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 22.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 6.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in primary education, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Enrolment in primary education, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 17.69 million in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The highest recorded value was 18.24 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.57 million in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank for enrolment in primary education, female?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 145th out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is enrolment in primary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release