Enrolment in primary education, female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412): Enrolment in primary education, female was 8.68 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in primary education, female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in primary education, female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) is 8.68 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) peaked at 8.68 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.89 million, in 1981.
That places ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 173rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.06 million | 2.93 million | 3.38 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.62 million | 2.89 million | 4.08 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.70 million | 3.94 million | 5.27 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.44 million | 5.13 million | 7.27 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.95 million | 7.52 million | 8.49 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.52 million | 8.37 million | 8.68 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- 170 Montenegro 18,750 compare
- 171 Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 18,335 compare
- 172 Guadeloupe 18,209 compare
- 173 Brunei Darussalam 18,161 compare
- 174 São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of 18,093 compare
- 175 Martinique 16,933 compare
- 176 Samoa 16,677 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 731,983 (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 8.95 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 10.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 10.74 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 8.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 4.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 4.58 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in primary education, female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Enrolment in primary education, female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) was 8.68 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.68 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.89 million in 1981.
- How does ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) rank for enrolment in primary education, female?
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 173rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in primary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 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