Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in WB: Ida Total
WB: Ida Total: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 23.91 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
23.91 million
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
19th
of 221 groups
All-time high
23.91 million
in 2024
All-time low
7.86 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in WB: Ida Total, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in WB: Ida Total stood at 23.91 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in WB: Ida Total peaked at 23.91 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.86 million, in 1970.
WB: Ida Total ranks 19th 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 WB: Ida Total, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.86 million | — |
| 1971 | 8.05 million | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 8.22 million | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 8.42 million | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 8.63 million | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 8.84 million | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 9.05 million | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 9.29 million | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 9.56 million | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 9.81 million | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 10.06 million | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 10.27 million | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 10.47 million | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 10.74 million | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 11.03 million | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 11.35 million | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 11.69 million | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 12.03 million | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 12.36 million | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 12.66 million | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 12.93 million | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 13.18 million | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 13.46 million | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 13.78 million | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 14.07 million | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 14.39 million | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 14.70 million | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 14.99 million | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 15.27 million | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 15.57 million | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 15.89 million | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 16.20 million | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 16.53 million | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 16.86 million | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 17.20 million | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 17.54 million | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 17.94 million | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 18.36 million | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 18.69 million | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 19.02 million | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 19.33 million | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 19.67 million | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 20.14 million | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 20.60 million | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 21.03 million | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 21.48 million | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 21.85 million | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 22.15 million | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 22.44 million | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 22.71 million | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 22.97 million | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 23.26 million | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 23.53 million | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 23.80 million | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 23.91 million | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.77 million | 7.86 million | 9.81 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.27 million | 10.06 million | 12.66 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.23 million | 12.93 million | 15.57 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.42 million | 15.89 million | 19.02 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.14 million | 19.33 million | 22.71 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.49 million | 22.97 million | 23.91 million | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Ida Total
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 65.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 70.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 23.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 10.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.63 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in WB: Ida Total?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in WB: Ida Total was 23.91 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 WB: Ida Total?
- The highest recorded value was 23.91 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in WB: Ida Total?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.86 million in 1970.
- How does WB: Ida Total rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- WB: Ida Total ranks 19th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in WB: Ida Total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Ida Total 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