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
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Middle income, 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 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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More education data for Middle income
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 25.11 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0986 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 589.09 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 510.99 million (2024)
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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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.