Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)

ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426): Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 2.02 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2.02 million
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
173rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.02 million
in 2020
All-time low
799,700
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), 1970–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) recorded 2.02 million for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) peaked at 2.02 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 799,700, in 1970.

ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 173rd 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: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number) in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 799,700
1971 819,847 +2.5%
1972 835,072 +1.9%
1973 850,525 +1.9%
1974 866,860 +1.9%
1975 883,989 +2.0%
1976 902,123 +2.1%
1977 920,009 +2.0%
1978 938,275 +2.0%
1979 956,371 +1.9%
1980 974,484 +1.9%
1981 994,163 +2.0%
1982 1.01 million +1.9%
1983 1.03 million +1.9%
1984 1.05 million +2.1%
1985 1.08 million +2.0%
1986 1.10 million +1.9%
1987 1.12 million +2.1%
1988 1.14 million +1.9%
1989 1.16 million +2.0%
1990 1.19 million +2.3%
1991 1.19 million +0.1%
1992 1.22 million +2.4%
1993 1.24 million +2.0%
1994 1.27 million +2.5%
1995 1.30 million +2.2%
1996 1.33 million +2.0%
1997 1.36 million +2.0%
1998 1.38 million +1.7%
1999 1.40 million +1.5%
2000 1.42 million +1.5%
2001 1.44 million +1.3%
2002 1.45 million +1.0%
2003 1.46 million +0.2%
2004 1.48 million +1.5%
2005 1.50 million +1.6%
2006 1.53 million +1.8%
2007 1.54 million +0.5%
2008 1.55 million +0.9%
2009 1.58 million +1.7%
2010 1.61 million +2.0%
2011 1.64 million +1.8%
2012 1.67 million +2.2%
2013 1.73 million +3.4%
2014 1.81 million +4.4%
2015 1.86 million +2.9%
2016 1.89 million +1.7%
2017 1.94 million +2.7%
2018 1.98 million +1.8%
2019 2.01 million +1.5%
2020 2.02 million +0.9%
2021 2.02 million -0.4%
2022 2.01 million -0.4%
2023 2.01 million +0.0%
2024 2.02 million +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 877,277 799,700 956,371 10
1980s 1.07 million 974,484 1.16 million 10
1990s 1.29 million 1.19 million 1.40 million 10
2000s 1.49 million 1.42 million 1.58 million 10
2010s 1.81 million 1.61 million 2.01 million 10
2020s 2.01 million 2.01 million 2.02 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)

  1. 170 Montenegro 3,592 compare
  2. 171 Luxembourg 3,458 compare
  3. 172 French Guiana 3,343 compare
  4. 173 Maldives 3,113 compare
  5. 174 Brunei Darussalam 3,060 compare
  6. 175 Macau, China 2,900 compare
  7. 176 Sao Tome and Principe 2,873 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) was 2.02 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: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
The highest recorded value was 2.02 million in 2020.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
The lowest recorded value was 799,700 in 1970.
How does ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 173rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 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