Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in IDA total
IDA total: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 21.20 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in IDA total, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in IDA total stood at 21.20 million number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in IDA total peaked at 21.20 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.44 million number, in 1970.
That places IDA total 8th 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 IDA total, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.44 million number | — |
| 1971 | 7.62 million number | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 7.83 million number | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 8.03 million number | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 8.21 million number | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 8.37 million number | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 8.55 million number | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 8.77 million number | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 9.01 million number | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 9.24 million number | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 9.46 million number | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 9.70 million number | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 9.94 million number | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 10.22 million number | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 10.50 million number | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 10.77 million number | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 11.04 million number | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 11.37 million number | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 11.70 million number | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 12.02 million number | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 12.32 million number | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 12.61 million number | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 12.95 million number | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 13.27 million number | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 13.56 million number | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 13.81 million number | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 14.05 million number | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 14.33 million number | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 14.60 million number | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 14.85 million number | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 15.10 million number | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 15.36 million number | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 15.68 million number | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 16.01 million number | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 16.32 million number | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 16.61 million number | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 16.90 million number | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 17.23 million number | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 17.56 million number | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 17.89 million number | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 18.20 million number | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 18.51 million number | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 18.84 million number | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 19.19 million number | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 19.53 million number | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 19.87 million number | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 20.18 million number | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 20.53 million number | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 20.88 million number | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 21.20 million number | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.31 million number | 7.44 million number | 9.24 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.67 million number | 9.46 million number | 12.02 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.64 million number | 12.32 million number | 14.85 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.47 million number | 15.10 million number | 17.89 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.69 million number | 18.20 million number | 21.20 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 5 Indonesia 2.35 million number compare
- 6 United States of America 1.98 million number compare
- 7 Ethiopia 1.48 million number compare
- 8 Brazil 1.46 million number compare
- 9 Bangladesh 1.43 million number compare
- 10 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.36 million number compare
- 11 Egypt 1.20 million number compare
More education data for IDA total
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 263.89 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7.15 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1356 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 135.69 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in IDA total?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in IDA total was 21.20 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 total?
- The highest recorded value was 21.20 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.44 million number in 1970.
- How does IDA total rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- IDA total ranks 8th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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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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.