Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 30.38 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Early-demographic dividend, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Early-demographic dividend stood at 30.38 million number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 30.38 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 17.14 million number, in 1970.
That places Early-demographic dividend 6th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 17.14 million number | — |
| 1971 | 17.48 million number | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 17.91 million number | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 18.32 million number | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 18.71 million number | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 19.06 million number | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 19.41 million number | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 19.86 million number | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 20.31 million number | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 20.76 million number | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 21.19 million number | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 21.60 million number | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 22.07 million number | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 22.58 million number | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 23.07 million number | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 23.54 million number | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 23.99 million number | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 24.57 million number | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 25.16 million number | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 25.74 million number | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 26.26 million number | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 26.68 million number | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 27.14 million number | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 27.50 million number | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 27.78 million number | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 27.98 million number | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 28.12 million number | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 28.30 million number | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 28.43 million number | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 28.49 million number | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 28.52 million number | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 28.56 million number | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 28.69 million number | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 28.85 million number | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 29.00 million number | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 29.13 million number | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 29.23 million number | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 29.34 million number | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 29.45 million number | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 29.55 million number | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 29.64 million number | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 29.72 million number | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 29.84 million number | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 29.98 million number | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 30.11 million number | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 30.22 million number | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 30.28 million number | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 30.34 million number | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 30.37 million number | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 30.38 million number | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.89 million number | 17.14 million number | 20.76 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.35 million number | 21.19 million number | 25.74 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.67 million number | 26.26 million number | 28.49 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.03 million number | 28.52 million number | 29.55 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.09 million number | 29.64 million number | 30.38 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
More education data for Early-demographic dividend
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1027 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 26.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.3% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 320.06 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 364.78 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Early-demographic dividend?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Early-demographic dividend was 30.38 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 30.38 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.14 million number in 1970.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 6th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.