Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in WB: Low Income (july 2025)
WB: Low Income (july 2025): Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 9.98 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
9.98 million
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
71st
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.98 million
in 2024
All-time low
2.80 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in WB: Low Income (july 2025), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Low Income (july 2025) recorded 9.98 million for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in WB: Low Income (july 2025) peaked at 9.98 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.80 million, in 1970.
WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 71st of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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: Low Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.80 million | — |
| 1971 | 2.86 million | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 2.93 million | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 3.01 million | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 3.11 million | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 3.18 million | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 3.25 million | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 3.32 million | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 3.38 million | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 3.47 million | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 3.50 million | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 3.52 million | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 3.57 million | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 3.64 million | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 3.72 million | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 3.81 million | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 3.92 million | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 4.02 million | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 4.12 million | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 4.21 million | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 4.30 million | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 4.39 million | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 4.51 million | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 4.67 million | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 4.84 million | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 5.01 million | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 5.14 million | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 5.27 million | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 5.41 million | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 5.60 million | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 5.80 million | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 5.95 million | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 6.13 million | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 6.31 million | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 6.47 million | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 6.61 million | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 6.81 million | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 7.00 million | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 7.17 million | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 7.35 million | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 7.55 million | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 7.73 million | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 7.94 million | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 8.18 million | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 8.37 million | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 8.58 million | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 8.76 million | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 8.92 million | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 9.09 million | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 9.28 million | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 9.42 million | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 9.56 million | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 9.73 million | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 9.93 million | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 9.98 million | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.13 million | 2.80 million | 3.47 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.80 million | 3.50 million | 4.21 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.91 million | 4.30 million | 5.60 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.56 million | 5.80 million | 7.35 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.44 million | 7.55 million | 9.28 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.72 million | 9.42 million | 9.98 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Low Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Low Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.68 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.75 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.16 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8586 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in WB: Low Income (july 2025) was 9.98 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: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.98 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.80 million in 1970.
- How does WB: Low Income (july 2025) rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 71st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Low Income (july 2025) 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