Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 7.76 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
7.76 million
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
89th
of 221 groups
All-time high
7.79 million
in 2023
All-time low
6.96 million
in 2009
Years of data
26
1999–2024
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) recorded 7.76 million for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) peaked at 7.79 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.96 million, in 2009.
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 89th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7.73 million | — |
| 2000 | 7.71 million | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 7.45 million | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 7.38 million | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 7.29 million | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 7.14 million | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 7.04 million | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 6.99 million | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 7.02 million | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 7.06 million | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 6.96 million | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 7.06 million | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 7.14 million | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 7.22 million | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 7.31 million | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 7.42 million | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 7.60 million | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 7.63 million | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 7.69 million | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 7.64 million | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 7.65 million | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 7.69 million | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 7.76 million | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 7.75 million | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 7.79 million | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 7.76 million | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.73 million | 7.73 million | 7.73 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.20 million | 6.96 million | 7.71 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.44 million | 7.06 million | 7.69 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.75 million | 7.69 million | 7.79 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- 86 Tunisia 97,330 compare
- 87 Dominican Republic 92,681 compare
- 88 Israel 90,965 compare
- 89 Netherlands 86,366 compare
- 90 Congo 84,599 compare
- 91 Central African Republic 84,005 compare
- 92 Turkmenistan 81,038 compare
More education data for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 29.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 54.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.299 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 58.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.2912 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 794,026 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) was 7.76 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.79 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.96 million in 2009.
- How does ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 89th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release