Enrolment in primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): Enrolment in primary education, female was 76.61 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
76.61 million
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
60th
of 221 groups
All-time high
93.10 million
in 1998
All-time low
69.23 million
in 1973
Years of data
52
1973–2024
Enrolment in primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) stood at 76.61 million.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) peaked at 93.10 million in 1998 and was at its lowest, 69.23 million, in 1973.
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 60th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Enrolment in primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 69.23 million | — |
| 1974 | 73.38 million | +6.0% |
| 1975 | 82.03 million | +11.8% |
| 1976 | 87.56 million | +6.7% |
| 1977 | 88.06 million | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 87.29 million | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 87.34 million | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 88.73 million | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 88.29 million | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 87.37 million | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 86.30 million | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 85.50 million | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 86.02 million | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 86.43 million | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 86.41 million | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 85.34 million | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 84.33 million | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 84.02 million | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 84.06 million | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 84.16 million | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 84.28 million | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 85.54 million | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 87.62 million | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 89.51 million | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 91.38 million | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 93.10 million | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 92.91 million | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 89.95 million | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 87.65 million | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 82.33 million | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 76.43 million | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 82.35 million | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 78.49 million | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 76.30 million | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 75.62 million | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 74.64 million | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 73.43 million | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 72.66 million | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 72.22 million | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 71.91 million | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 71.07 million | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 69.28 million | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 69.50 million | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 70.62 million | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 71.64 million | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 72.70 million | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 74.15 million | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 75.28 million | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 76.02 million | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 76.17 million | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 75.84 million | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 76.61 million | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 82.13 million | 69.23 million | 88.06 million | 7 |
| 1980s | 86.47 million | 84.33 million | 88.73 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.66 million | 84.02 million | 93.10 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.72 million | 73.43 million | 89.95 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.57 million | 69.28 million | 74.15 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.98 million | 75.28 million | 76.61 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 46.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 91.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Enrolment in primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) was 76.61 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The highest recorded value was 93.10 million in 1998.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.23 million in 1973.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank for enrolment in primary education, female?
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 60th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in primary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 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