Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Middle income

Middle income: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 48.21 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
48.21 million number
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
4th
of 45 groups
All-time high
50.23 million number
in 1997
All-time low
34.09 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Middle income, 1970–2019

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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 Middle income is 48.21 million number, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Middle income peaked at 50.23 million number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 34.09 million number, in 1970.

That places Middle income 4th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it 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 Middle income, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number) in Middle income, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 34.09 million number
1971 35.08 million number +2.9%
1972 36.05 million number +2.8%
1973 37.02 million number +2.7%
1974 37.95 million number +2.5%
1975 38.78 million number +2.2%
1976 39.51 million number +1.9%
1977 40.26 million number +1.9%
1978 40.80 million number +1.3%
1979 41.16 million number +0.9%
1980 41.37 million number +0.5%
1981 41.48 million number +0.3%
1982 41.69 million number +0.5%
1983 41.76 million number +0.2%
1984 41.73 million number -0.1%
1985 41.69 million number -0.1%
1986 41.71 million number +0.1%
1987 42.07 million number +0.9%
1988 42.70 million number +1.5%
1989 43.51 million number +1.9%
1990 44.40 million number +2.0%
1991 45.25 million number +1.9%
1992 46.12 million number +1.9%
1993 47.18 million number +2.3%
1994 48.28 million number +2.3%
1995 49.22 million number +2.0%
1996 49.86 million number +1.3%
1997 50.23 million number +0.7%
1998 49.71 million number -1.0%
1999 48.45 million number -2.5%
2000 47.41 million number -2.2%
2001 46.24 million number -2.5%
2002 45.54 million number -1.5%
2003 45.29 million number -0.5%
2004 45.19 million number -0.2%
2005 45.41 million number +0.5%
2006 45.40 million number -0.0%
2007 45.45 million number +0.1%
2008 45.43 million number -0.0%
2009 45.47 million number +0.1%
2010 45.65 million number +0.4%
2011 45.68 million number +0.1%
2012 45.97 million number +0.6%
2013 46.27 million number +0.7%
2014 46.64 million number +0.8%
2015 46.95 million number +0.7%
2016 47.24 million number +0.6%
2017 47.56 million number +0.7%
2018 47.85 million number +0.6%
2019 48.21 million number +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 38.07 million number 34.09 million number 41.16 million number 10
1980s 41.97 million number 41.37 million number 43.51 million number 10
1990s 47.87 million number 44.40 million number 50.23 million number 10
2000s 45.68 million number 45.19 million number 47.41 million number 10
2010s 46.80 million number 45.65 million number 48.21 million number 10

Countries ranked near Middle income

  1. 1 India 11.23 million number compare
  2. 2 China 8.11 million number compare
  3. 3 Nigeria 2.95 million number compare
  4. 4 Pakistan 2.51 million number compare
  5. 5 Indonesia 2.35 million number compare
  6. 6 United States of America 1.98 million number compare
  7. 7 Ethiopia 1.48 million number compare

See the full ranking of 251 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Middle income?
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Middle income was 48.21 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 Middle income?
The highest recorded value was 50.23 million number in 1997.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 34.09 million number in 1970.
How does Middle income rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
Middle income ranks 4th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Middle income 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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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
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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.