Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled was 23.71 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) is 23.71 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 23.71 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.05 million, in 1971.
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 137th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.28 million | — |
| 1971 | 6.05 million | -3.7% |
| 1972 | 6.27 million | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 6.48 million | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 6.62 million | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 6.87 million | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 7.14 million | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 7.40 million | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 7.63 million | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 7.18 million | -5.9% |
| 1980 | 8.51 million | +18.4% |
| 1981 | 8.80 million | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 9.15 million | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 9.47 million | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 9.81 million | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 10.08 million | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 10.48 million | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 10.90 million | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 11.19 million | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 11.50 million | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 11.44 million | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 11.89 million | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 11.72 million | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 12.04 million | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 12.68 million | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 12.71 million | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 12.94 million | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 13.49 million | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 13.71 million | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 14.06 million | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 14.31 million | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 14.72 million | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 15.09 million | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 15.08 million | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 15.32 million | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 16.22 million | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 16.70 million | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 16.78 million | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 17.13 million | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 17.49 million | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 17.84 million | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 17.89 million | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 18.61 million | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 18.23 million | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 18.98 million | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 19.42 million | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 19.99 million | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 20.63 million | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 21.20 million | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 21.84 million | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 22.39 million | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 22.83 million | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 22.74 million | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 23.55 million | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 23.71 million | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.79 million | 6.05 million | 7.63 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.99 million | 8.51 million | 11.50 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.67 million | 11.44 million | 14.06 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.88 million | 14.31 million | 17.49 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.46 million | 17.84 million | 21.84 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.04 million | 22.39 million | 23.71 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 17.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3069 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.6186 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 12.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.88 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 23.71 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 23.71 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.05 million in 1971.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 137th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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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How this figure is calculated
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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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About this data
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.