Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438): Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 30.00 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
30.00 million
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
16th
of 221 groups
All-time high
30.49 million
in 2019
All-time low
19.49 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 1970–2024

010.0M20.0M30.0M197019972024

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) is 30.00 million, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) peaked at 30.49 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 19.49 million, in 1970.

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 16th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

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: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number) in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 19.49 million
1971 19.64 million +0.8%
1972 19.77 million +0.7%
1973 19.94 million +0.9%
1974 20.12 million +0.9%
1975 20.32 million +1.0%
1976 20.53 million +1.0%
1977 20.76 million +1.1%
1978 21.04 million +1.3%
1979 21.28 million +1.1%
1980 21.53 million +1.2%
1981 21.76 million +1.1%
1982 22.00 million +1.1%
1983 22.29 million +1.3%
1984 22.59 million +1.4%
1985 22.96 million +1.6%
1986 23.34 million +1.7%
1987 23.70 million +1.6%
1988 24.05 million +1.5%
1989 24.42 million +1.5%
1990 24.72 million +1.2%
1991 25.00 million +1.1%
1992 25.20 million +0.8%
1993 25.37 million +0.7%
1994 25.47 million +0.4%
1995 25.64 million +0.7%
1996 25.85 million +0.8%
1997 26.02 million +0.6%
1998 26.14 million +0.5%
1999 26.14 million +0.0%
2000 26.16 million +0.1%
2001 26.39 million +0.9%
2002 26.46 million +0.3%
2003 26.53 million +0.3%
2004 26.71 million +0.7%
2005 26.92 million +0.8%
2006 27.21 million +1.1%
2007 27.63 million +1.6%
2008 27.89 million +0.9%
2009 27.99 million +0.4%
2010 28.13 million +0.5%
2011 28.47 million +1.2%
2012 28.66 million +0.6%
2013 28.90 million +0.9%
2014 29.24 million +1.2%
2015 29.63 million +1.3%
2016 29.88 million +0.8%
2017 30.02 million +0.5%
2018 30.22 million +0.6%
2019 30.49 million +0.9%
2020 30.40 million -0.3%
2021 30.41 million +0.0%
2022 30.36 million -0.1%
2023 30.17 million -0.6%
2024 30.00 million -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 20.29 million 19.49 million 21.28 million 10
1980s 22.86 million 21.53 million 24.42 million 10
1990s 25.55 million 24.72 million 26.14 million 10
2000s 26.99 million 26.16 million 27.99 million 10
2010s 29.36 million 28.13 million 30.49 million 10
2020s 30.27 million 30.00 million 30.41 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

  1. 13 Mexico 1.03 million compare
  2. 14 Tanzania, United Republic of 983,588 compare
  3. 15 Russian Federation 822,610 compare
  4. 16 Uganda 738,815 compare
  5. 17 Viet Nam 697,562 compare
  6. 18 Sudan 696,934 compare
  7. 19 Iran, Islamic Republic of 691,876 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) was 30.00 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: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
The highest recorded value was 30.49 million in 2019.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
The lowest recorded value was 19.49 million in 1970.
How does ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 16th 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 Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 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