Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436): Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 876,719 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) stood at 876,719. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) peaked at 1.14 million in 2001 and was at its lowest, 876,719, in 2024.
ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) ranks 189th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.14 million | — |
| 2000 | 1.14 million | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.14 million | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.14 million | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 1.11 million | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 1.11 million | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.09 million | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 1.08 million | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.07 million | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.02 million | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 995,899 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 980,729 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 968,475 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 942,728 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 965,533 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 986,256 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 976,819 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 965,903 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 981,170 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 981,226 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 967,749 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 941,797 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 944,133 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 935,391 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 897,244 | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 876,719 | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.14 million | 1.14 million | 1.14 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.09 million | 995,899 | 1.14 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 971,659 | 942,728 | 986,256 | 10 |
| 2020s | 919,057 | 876,719 | 944,133 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
- 186 Kiribati 1,542 compare
- 187 Guam 1,449 compare
- 188 Micronesia, Federated States of 1,149 compare
- 189 Tonga 1,067 compare
- 190 Saint Lucia 1,020 compare
- 191 Curaçao 892 compare
- 192 Seychelles 855 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.09 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 86,143 (2005)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.3531 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) was 876,719 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: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 million in 2001.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
- The lowest recorded value was 876,719 in 2024.
- How does ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) ranks 189th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) 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