Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434): Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 4.18 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.18 million
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
138th
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.19 million
in 2023
All-time low
2.68 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) recorded 4.18 million for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) peaked at 4.19 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.68 million, in 1970.
That places ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 138th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.68 million | — |
| 1971 | 2.72 million | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 2.74 million | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 2.78 million | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 2.82 million | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 2.86 million | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 2.91 million | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 2.97 million | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 3.07 million | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 3.13 million | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 3.18 million | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 3.20 million | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 3.18 million | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 3.21 million | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 3.25 million | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 3.32 million | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 3.39 million | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 3.47 million | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 3.54 million | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 3.62 million | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 3.66 million | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 3.71 million | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 3.75 million | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 3.79 million | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 3.84 million | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 3.87 million | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 3.92 million | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 3.94 million | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 3.94 million | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 3.94 million | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 3.95 million | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 3.96 million | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 3.95 million | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 3.98 million | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 3.99 million | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 4.00 million | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 4.01 million | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 4.02 million | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 4.01 million | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 4.00 million | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 4.00 million | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.97 million | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 3.98 million | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 3.97 million | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 3.98 million | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 4.02 million | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 4.04 million | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 4.02 million | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 4.03 million | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 4.04 million | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 4.08 million | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 4.13 million | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 4.17 million | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 4.19 million | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 4.18 million | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.87 million | 2.68 million | 3.13 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.34 million | 3.18 million | 3.62 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.84 million | 3.66 million | 3.94 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.99 million | 3.95 million | 4.02 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.01 million | 3.97 million | 4.04 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.15 million | 4.08 million | 4.19 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
More education data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.10 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.52 million (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.65 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.1447 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 40.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45.96 million (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 22.06 million (2021)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) was 4.18 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 ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.19 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.68 million in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 138th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 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