Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 57.61 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in IDA & IBRD total, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in IDA & IBRD total is 57.61 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 57.61 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 37.32 million number, in 1970.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 2nd of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 37.32 million number | — |
| 1971 | 38.33 million number | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 39.35 million number | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 40.40 million number | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 41.41 million number | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 42.31 million number | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 43.11 million number | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 43.96 million number | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 44.59 million number | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 45.02 million number | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 45.30 million number | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 45.49 million number | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 45.81 million number | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 45.98 million number | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 46.07 million number | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 46.13 million number | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 46.26 million number | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 46.74 million number | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 47.48 million number | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 48.41 million number | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 49.39 million number | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 50.35 million number | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 51.35 million number | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 52.54 million number | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 53.76 million number | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 54.81 million number | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 55.55 million number | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 56.03 million number | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 55.64 million number | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 54.50 million number | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 53.58 million number | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 52.53 million number | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 51.98 million number | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 51.90 million number | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 51.96 million number | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 52.35 million number | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 52.51 million number | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 52.74 million number | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 52.91 million number | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 53.13 million number | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 53.49 million number | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 53.69 million number | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 54.16 million number | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 54.65 million number | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 55.21 million number | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 55.70 million number | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 56.16 million number | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 56.65 million number | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 57.10 million number | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 57.61 million number | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.58 million number | 37.32 million number | 45.02 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.37 million number | 45.30 million number | 48.41 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.39 million number | 49.39 million number | 56.03 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.56 million number | 51.90 million number | 53.58 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.44 million number | 53.49 million number | 57.61 million number | 10 |
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More education data for IDA & IBRD total
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 561.46 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 28.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 707.69 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1022 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.0% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in IDA & IBRD total?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in IDA & IBRD total was 57.61 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 57.61 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.32 million number in 1970.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 2nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD 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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About this data
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.