Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)

ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417): 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 1.1%
Rank
176th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.90 million
in 2023
All-time low
1.28 million
in 2009
Years of data
26
1999–2024

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), 1999–2024

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1999201120241999: 1.7M2000: 1.6M2001: 1.5M2002: 1.5M2003: 1.5M2004: 1.4M2005: 1.3M2006: 1.3M2007: 1.3M2008: 1.3M2009: 1.3M2010: 1.3M2011: 1.4M2012: 1.4M2013: 1.4M2014: 1.4M2015: 1.6M2016: 1.7M2017: 1.7M2018: 1.7M2019: 1.8M2020: 1.8M2021: 1.8M2022: 1.9M2023: 1.9M2024: 1.9M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) stood at 1.88 million.

That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) peaked at 1.90 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.28 million, in 2009.

That places ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 176th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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 ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number) in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), 1999 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1999 1.66 million
2000 1.64 million -1.0%
2001 1.51 million -8.1%
2002 1.49 million -1.1%
2003 1.46 million -2.2%
2004 1.38 million -5.3%
2005 1.34 million -3.4%
2006 1.32 million -1.0%
2007 1.28 million -3.1%
2008 1.29 million +1.0%
2009 1.28 million -1.1%
2010 1.34 million +4.9%
2011 1.37 million +1.8%
2012 1.41 million +3.0%
2013 1.41 million +0.4%
2014 1.44 million +1.6%
2015 1.57 million +9.4%
2016 1.66 million +5.7%
2017 1.69 million +1.7%
2018 1.72 million +1.7%
2019 1.75 million +2.0%
2020 1.82 million +3.9%
2021 1.85 million +1.2%
2022 1.88 million +1.9%
2023 1.90 million +1.2%
2024 1.88 million -1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.66 million 1.66 million 1.66 million 1
2000s 1.40 million 1.28 million 1.64 million 10
2010s 1.54 million 1.34 million 1.75 million 10
2020s 1.87 million 1.82 million 1.90 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)

  1. 173 Maldives 3,113 compare
  2. 174 Brunei Darussalam 3,060 compare
  3. 175 Macau, China 2,900 compare
  4. 176 Sao Tome and Principe 2,873 compare
  5. 177 Samoa 2,760 compare
  6. 178 Malta 2,328 compare
  7. 179 Bahamas 2,178 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 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: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
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: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
The lowest recorded value was 1.28 million in 2009.
How does ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ranks 176th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 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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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,725 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release