Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412): Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 1.88 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.88 million
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
175th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.90 million
in 2023
All-time low
1.10 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) stood at 1.88 million.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) peaked at 1.90 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.10 million, in 1970.
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 175th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.10 million | — |
| 1971 | 1.11 million | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 1.11 million | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 1.12 million | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 1.13 million | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 1.14 million | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 1.15 million | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 1.17 million | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 1.19 million | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 1.21 million | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 1.23 million | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 1.23 million | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.22 million | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 1.23 million | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 1.24 million | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 1.26 million | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 1.26 million | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 1.28 million | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 1.30 million | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 1.32 million | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 1.34 million | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 1.37 million | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 1.40 million | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 1.45 million | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 1.50 million | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 1.53 million | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 1.54 million | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 1.55 million | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 1.57 million | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 1.58 million | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 1.59 million | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 1.57 million | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 1.57 million | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.58 million | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.55 million | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 1.53 million | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.52 million | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.51 million | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.48 million | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 1.48 million | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.50 million | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 1.50 million | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.54 million | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 1.55 million | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.58 million | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 1.65 million | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 1.70 million | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 1.74 million | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 1.77 million | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 1.79 million | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.82 million | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 1.86 million | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 1.89 million | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 1.90 million | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.88 million | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.14 million | 1.10 million | 1.21 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.26 million | 1.22 million | 1.32 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.48 million | 1.34 million | 1.58 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.54 million | 1.48 million | 1.59 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.63 million | 1.50 million | 1.79 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.87 million | 1.82 million | 1.90 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- 172 French Guiana 3,343 compare
- 173 Maldives 3,113 compare
- 174 Brunei Darussalam 3,060 compare
- 175 Macau, China 2,900 compare
- 176 Sao Tome and Principe 2,873 compare
- 177 Samoa 2,760 compare
- 178 Malta 2,328 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 731,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.95 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.5014 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.77 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) was 1.88 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: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.90 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.10 million in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 175th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 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