Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)

ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434): Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled was 22.06 million in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
22.06 million
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
138th
of 221 groups
All-time high
22.06 million
in 2021
All-time low
6.46 million
in 1971
Years of data
52
1970–2021

Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1970–2021

5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M197019952021

Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) recorded 22.06 million for enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in 2021. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) peaked at 22.06 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.46 million, in 1971.

That places ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 138th 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.

Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1970 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1970 6.47 million
1971 6.46 million -0.2%
1972 7.19 million +11.2%
1973 7.68 million +6.9%
1974 7.66 million -0.2%
1975 8.07 million +5.4%
1976 8.36 million +3.5%
1977 8.61 million +3.0%
1978 8.81 million +2.4%
1979 9.05 million +2.7%
1980 9.28 million +2.5%
1981 9.12 million -1.7%
1982 10.12 million +10.9%
1983 10.14 million +0.2%
1984 10.57 million +4.3%
1985 10.58 million +0.0%
1986 10.19 million -3.6%
1987 11.01 million +8.0%
1988 12.30 million +11.8%
1989 12.18 million -1.0%
1990 12.61 million +3.6%
1991 13.36 million +5.9%
1992 14.02 million +5.0%
1993 14.46 million +3.1%
1994 15.10 million +4.4%
1995 15.42 million +2.1%
1996 16.04 million +4.0%
1997 16.15 million +0.7%
1998 16.31 million +1.0%
1999 16.44 million +0.8%
2000 16.63 million +1.1%
2001 16.72 million +0.6%
2002 17.88 million +7.0%
2003 18.63 million +4.2%
2004 18.72 million +0.4%
2005 19.06 million +1.8%
2006 19.50 million +2.3%
2007 19.46 million -0.2%
2008 19.35 million -0.6%
2009 19.78 million +2.2%
2010 20.40 million +3.2%
2011 21.27 million +4.2%
2012 21.43 million +0.8%
2013 21.38 million -0.3%
2014 21.42 million +0.2%
2015 21.46 million +0.2%
2016 21.47 million +0.1%
2017 21.48 million +0.0%
2018 21.69 million +1.0%
2019 21.96 million +1.2%
2020 21.96 million +0.0%
2021 22.06 million +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 7.84 million 6.46 million 9.05 million 10
1980s 10.55 million 9.12 million 12.30 million 10
1990s 14.99 million 12.61 million 16.44 million 10
2000s 18.57 million 16.63 million 19.78 million 10
2010s 21.40 million 20.40 million 21.96 million 10
2020s 22.01 million 21.96 million 22.06 million 2

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)

  1. 135 Singapore 116,089 compare
  2. 136 Bulgaria 114,165 compare
  3. 137 East Timor 112,858 compare
  4. 138 Eswatini 107,218 compare
  5. 139 Jamaica 103,444 compare
  6. 140 Qatar 88,646 compare
  7. 141 Armenia 76,631 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) was 22.06 million in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
The highest recorded value was 22.06 million in 2021.
What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
The lowest recorded value was 6.46 million in 1971.
How does ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank for enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 138th out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
Is enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled rising or falling in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Enrolment in primary education, female (number) with 663 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
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Coverage
437 places, 20,962 data points, 1970–2025
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Enrolment in primary education, female (number) with 663 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.