Enrolment in primary education, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Enrolment in primary education, female was 10.98 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
10.98 million number
Change on year
up 2.4%
Rank
39th
of 45 groups
All-time high
12.67 million number
in 1996
All-time low
9.65 million number
in 2013
Years of data
40
1980–2019

Enrolment in primary education, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1980–2019

05.0M10.0M15.0M1980199920191980: 10.1M number1981: 10.2M number1982: 10.5M number1983: 10.7M number1984: 11.1M number1985: 11.2M number1986: 11.4M number1987: 11.6M number1988: 11.9M number1989: 11.9M number1990: 12.1M number1991: 12.3M number1992: 12.4M number1993: 12.4M number1994: 12.3M number1995: 12.4M number1996: 12.7M number1997: 12.5M number1998: 12.1M number1999: 11.8M number2000: 11.4M number2001: 11.1M number2002: 11.0M number2003: 10.7M number2004: 11.0M number2005: 10.5M number2006: 10.2M number2007: 10.0M number2008: 9.8M number2009: 9.7M number2010: 9.8M number2011: 9.9M number2012: 9.9M number2013: 9.6M number2014: 9.8M number2015: 10.0M number2016: 10.2M number2017: 10.4M number2018: 10.7M number2019: 11.0M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, enrolment in primary education, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) stood at 10.98 million number.

That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 12.67 million number in 1996 and was at its lowest, 9.65 million number, in 2013.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 39th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.

Enrolment in primary education, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in primary education, female (number) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1980 to 2019.
Year number Change
1980 10.12 million number
1981 10.23 million number +1.1%
1982 10.50 million number +2.7%
1983 10.71 million number +2.0%
1984 11.06 million number +3.3%
1985 11.22 million number +1.4%
1986 11.40 million number +1.6%
1987 11.64 million number +2.1%
1988 11.89 million number +2.2%
1989 11.92 million number +0.2%
1990 12.11 million number +1.5%
1991 12.30 million number +1.6%
1992 12.36 million number +0.5%
1993 12.35 million number -0.1%
1994 12.31 million number -0.3%
1995 12.39 million number +0.6%
1996 12.67 million number +2.3%
1997 12.45 million number -1.7%
1998 12.12 million number -2.6%
1999 11.84 million number -2.3%
2000 11.38 million number -3.9%
2001 11.15 million number -2.0%
2002 10.99 million number -1.4%
2003 10.67 million number -2.9%
2004 11.01 million number +3.2%
2005 10.46 million number -5.0%
2006 10.18 million number -2.7%
2007 9.96 million number -2.1%
2008 9.84 million number -1.2%
2009 9.72 million number -1.2%
2010 9.77 million number +0.5%
2011 9.86 million number +0.9%
2012 9.90 million number +0.4%
2013 9.65 million number -2.6%
2014 9.85 million number +2.1%
2015 9.95 million number +1.1%
2016 10.20 million number +2.5%
2017 10.37 million number +1.7%
2018 10.73 million number +3.5%
2019 10.98 million number +2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 11.07 million number 10.12 million number 11.92 million number 10
1990s 12.29 million number 11.84 million number 12.67 million number 10
2000s 10.54 million number 9.72 million number 11.38 million number 10
2010s 10.13 million number 9.65 million number 10.98 million number 10

Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

  1. 36 Morocco 2.12 million number compare
  2. 37 France 2.10 million number compare
  3. 38 Colombia 2.07 million number compare
  4. 39 Cameroon 2.07 million number compare
  5. 40 Nepal 2.01 million number compare
  6. 41 Côte d'Ivoire 1.93 million number compare
  7. 42 Peru 1.83 million number compare

See the full ranking of 248 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in primary education, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
Enrolment in primary education, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 10.98 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 12.67 million number in 1996.
What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 9.65 million number in 2013.
How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for enrolment in primary education, female?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 39th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in primary education, female rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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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Indicator
Enrolment in primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 9,587 data points, 1970–2020
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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.