Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)

ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428): Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled was 92.53 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
92.53 million
Change on year
up 4.7%
Rank
40th
of 221 groups
All-time high
98.52 million
in 2016
All-time low
24.98 million
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), 1970–2024

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Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) recorded 92.53 million for enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) peaked at 98.52 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 24.98 million, in 1971.

That places ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 40th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 46.09 million
1971 24.98 million -45.8%
1972 26.30 million +5.3%
1973 28.45 million +8.2%
1974 28.69 million +0.9%
1975 29.74 million +3.7%
1976 30.47 million +2.5%
1977 32.04 million +5.1%
1978 31.38 million -2.1%
1979 32.33 million +3.0%
1980 33.55 million +3.8%
1981 35.27 million +5.1%
1982 36.29 million +2.9%
1983 37.85 million +4.3%
1984 39.65 million +4.7%
1985 40.82 million +3.0%
1986 43.08 million +5.5%
1987 43.46 million +0.9%
1988 46.38 million +6.7%
1989 48.44 million +4.4%
1990 50.09 million +3.4%
1991 52.11 million +4.0%
1992 53.98 million +3.6%
1993 57.04 million +5.7%
1994 59.22 million +3.8%
1995 60.19 million +1.6%
1996 61.22 million +1.7%
1997 62.15 million +1.5%
1998 62.28 million +0.2%
1999 63.40 million +1.8%
2000 65.04 million +2.6%
2001 65.52 million +0.7%
2002 67.75 million +3.4%
2003 76.80 million +13.4%
2004 78.80 million +2.6%
2005 81.25 million +3.1%
2006 83.16 million +2.3%
2007 85.56 million +2.9%
2008 87.27 million +2.0%
2009 87.85 million +0.7%
2010 88.42 million +0.7%
2011 88.88 million +0.5%
2012 90.26 million +1.5%
2013 93.43 million +3.5%
2014 92.14 million -1.4%
2015 92.71 million +0.6%
2016 98.52 million +6.3%
2017 96.79 million -1.8%
2018 83.21 million -14.0%
2019 82.73 million -0.6%
2020 83.52 million +1.0%
2021 83.64 million +0.1%
2022 87.91 million +5.1%
2023 88.34 million +0.5%
2024 92.53 million +4.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 31.05 million 24.98 million 46.09 million 10
1980s 40.48 million 33.55 million 48.44 million 10
1990s 58.17 million 50.09 million 63.40 million 10
2000s 77.90 million 65.04 million 87.85 million 10
2010s 90.71 million 82.73 million 98.52 million 10
2020s 87.19 million 83.52 million 92.53 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)

  1. 37 Morocco 2.22 million compare
  2. 38 Iraq 2.16 million compare
  3. 39 Thailand 2.16 million compare
  4. 40 France 2.01 million compare
  5. 41 Colombia 2.00 million compare
  6. 42 Peru 1.83 million compare
  7. 43 Yemen 1.78 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) was 92.53 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
The highest recorded value was 98.52 million in 2016.
What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
The lowest recorded value was 24.98 million in 1971.
How does ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank for enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 40th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled rising or falling in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 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.