Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in GPE: Region 3

GPE: Region 3: Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled was 65.79 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
65.79 million
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
65th
of 221 groups
All-time high
65.79 million
in 2024
All-time low
24.23 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in GPE: Region 3, 1970–2024

020.0M40.0M60.0M197019972024

Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

In 2024, enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in GPE: Region 3 stood at 65.79 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in GPE: Region 3 peaked at 65.79 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 24.23 million, in 1970.

GPE: Region 3 ranks 65th 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 GPE: Region 3, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in GPE: Region 3, 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 24.23 million
1971 24.65 million +1.8%
1972 25.71 million +4.3%
1973 26.62 million +3.5%
1974 26.81 million +0.7%
1975 28.03 million +4.5%
1976 29.21 million +4.2%
1977 30.30 million +3.7%
1978 31.61 million +4.3%
1979 32.56 million +3.0%
1980 33.71 million +3.5%
1981 34.49 million +2.3%
1982 36.50 million +5.8%
1983 37.56 million +2.9%
1984 38.87 million +3.5%
1985 39.63 million +1.9%
1986 39.64 million +0.0%
1987 40.70 million +2.7%
1988 42.88 million +5.4%
1989 43.14 million +0.6%
1990 43.94 million +1.9%
1991 45.37 million +3.3%
1992 46.47 million +2.4%
1993 47.40 million +2.0%
1994 48.66 million +2.7%
1995 49.01 million +0.7%
1996 50.14 million +2.3%
1997 51.07 million +1.8%
1998 51.60 million +1.0%
1999 52.33 million +1.4%
2000 52.62 million +0.6%
2001 53.02 million +0.8%
2002 54.39 million +2.6%
2003 55.67 million +2.4%
2004 56.24 million +1.0%
2005 57.02 million +1.4%
2006 57.04 million +0.0%
2007 58.05 million +1.8%
2008 58.07 million +0.0%
2009 58.95 million +1.5%
2010 60.58 million +2.8%
2011 61.61 million +1.7%
2012 61.86 million +0.4%
2013 61.63 million -0.4%
2014 62.01 million +0.6%
2015 62.07 million +0.1%
2016 62.72 million +1.0%
2017 62.68 million -0.1%
2018 63.17 million +0.8%
2019 64.12 million +1.5%
2020 64.30 million +0.3%
2021 64.38 million +0.1%
2022 64.45 million +0.1%
2023 64.97 million +0.8%
2024 65.79 million +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 27.97 million 24.23 million 32.56 million 10
1980s 38.71 million 33.71 million 43.14 million 10
1990s 48.60 million 43.94 million 52.33 million 10
2000s 56.11 million 52.62 million 58.95 million 10
2010s 62.25 million 60.58 million 64.12 million 10
2020s 64.78 million 64.30 million 65.79 million 5

Countries ranked near GPE: Region 3

  1. 62 Canada 1.18 million compare
  2. 63 Guatemala 1.18 million compare
  3. 64 Benin 1.14 million compare
  4. 65 Australia 1.10 million compare
  5. 66 Cambodia 1.09 million compare
  6. 67 Syrian Arab Republic 1.06 million compare
  7. 68 Sierra Leone 1.05 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in GPE: Region 3?
Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in GPE: Region 3 was 65.79 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in GPE: Region 3?
The highest recorded value was 65.79 million in 2024.
What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in GPE: Region 3?
The lowest recorded value was 24.23 million in 1970.
How does GPE: Region 3 rank for enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
GPE: Region 3 ranks 65th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled rising or falling in GPE: Region 3?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this GPE: Region 3 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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Indicator
Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
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.