Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Réunion
Réunion: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 5,698 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
5,698
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
162nd
of 222 countries
All-time high
7,770
in 2008
All-time low
5,698
in 2025
Years of data
56
1970–2025
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Réunion, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Réunion stood at 5,698. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Réunion peaked at 7,770 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 5,698, in 2025.
Réunion ranks 162nd of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Réunion, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7,039 | — |
| 1971 | 7,088 | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 7,267 | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 7,313 | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 7,208 | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 7,279 | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 7,056 | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 6,375 | -9.7% |
| 1978 | 6,321 | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 6,445 | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 6,538 | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 6,687 | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 6,808 | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 6,826 | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 6,919 | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 7,008 | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 7,025 | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 6,851 | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 7,295 | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 6,848 | -6.1% |
| 1990 | 7,020 | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 7,388 | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 7,224 | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 6,864 | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 6,726 | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 6,583 | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 6,511 | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 6,853 | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 6,795 | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 6,783 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 6,330 | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 6,192 | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 6,083 | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 6,097 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 6,408 | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 6,737 | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 7,052 | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 7,514 | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 7,770 | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 7,649 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 7,645 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 7,717 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 7,325 | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 6,942 | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 7,080 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 7,339 | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 6,965 | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 6,805 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 6,579 | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 6,407 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 6,158 | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 6,430 | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 6,079 | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 6,162 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 5,814 | -5.6% |
| 2025 | 5,698 | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6,939 | 6,321 | 7,313 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,880 | 6,538 | 7,295 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,875 | 6,511 | 7,388 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,783 | 6,083 | 7,770 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,080 | 6,407 | 7,717 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,057 | 5,698 | 6,430 | 6 |
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More education data for Réunion
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2,781 (1987)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,136 (1987)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0501 % change on previous year (1997)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 35,938 (1994)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.59 % change on previous year (1996)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Réunion?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Réunion was 5,698 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Réunion?
- The highest recorded value was 7,770 in 2008.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Réunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,698 in 2025.
- How does Réunion rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Réunion ranks 162nd out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Réunion?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Réunion 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