Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300): Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 5.00 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) recorded 5.00 million for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) peaked at 5.33 million in 2001 and was at its lowest, 5.00 million, in 2024.
That places ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) 123rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 5.32 million | — |
| 2000 | 5.32 million | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 5.33 million | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 5.32 million | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 5.30 million | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 5.29 million | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 5.28 million | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 5.27 million | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 5.26 million | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 5.23 million | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 5.22 million | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 5.22 million | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 5.21 million | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 5.21 million | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 5.21 million | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.17 million | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 5.10 million | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 5.09 million | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 5.08 million | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 5.08 million | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 5.10 million | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 5.08 million | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 5.13 million | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 5.11 million | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 5.02 million | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 5.00 million | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.32 million | 5.32 million | 5.32 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.28 million | 5.22 million | 5.33 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.15 million | 5.08 million | 5.22 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.07 million | 5.00 million | 5.13 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
More education data for ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 31.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 740,763 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4451 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.39 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) was 5.00 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 ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.33 million in 2001.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.00 million in 2024.
- How does ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) ranks 123rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) 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