Primary education, pupils in Late-demographic dividend

Late-demographic dividend: Primary education, pupils was 47.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
47.2%
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
38th
of 41 groups
All-time high
47.8%
in 2001
All-time low
43.1%
in 1974
Years of data
46
1973–2018

Primary education, pupils in Late-demographic dividend, 1973–2018

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Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.

Analysis

Late-demographic dividend recorded 47.2% for primary education, pupils in 2018.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 47.8% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 43.1%, in 1974.

That places Late-demographic dividend 38th out of 41 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.

Primary education, pupils in Late-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for Primary education, pupils (% female) in Late-demographic dividend, 1973 to 2018.
Year % female Change
1973 43.2%
1974 43.1% -0.3%
1975 45.1% +4.6%
1976 46.1% +2.3%
1977 46.3% +0.5%
1978 46.1% -0.3%
1979 45.9% -0.6%
1980 45.9% -0.1%
1981 45.7% -0.4%
1982 45.3% -0.8%
1983 45.1% -0.4%
1984 45.2% +0.2%
1985 45.3% +0.2%
1986 46.0% +1.6%
1987 46.2% +0.4%
1988 46.4% +0.5%
1989 46.6% +0.4%
1990 46.9% +0.6%
1991 47.1% +0.3%
1992 47.3% +0.4%
1993 47.3% +0.1%
1994 47.4% +0.2%
1995 47.5% +0.3%
1996 47.6% +0.2%
1997 47.7% +0.1%
1998 47.8% +0.1%
1999 47.7% -0.1%
2000 47.8% +0.1%
2001 47.8% +0.0%
2002 47.7% -0.2%
2003 47.6% -0.2%
2004 47.5% -0.2%
2005 47.3% -0.3%
2006 47.3% -0.2%
2007 47.1% -0.3%
2008 47.0% -0.2%
2009 47.0% -0.1%
2010 46.9% -0.2%
2011 46.9% -0.0%
2012 47.0% +0.2%
2013 47.1% +0.2%
2014 47.1% +0.1%
2015 47.1% -0.2%
2016 47.1% +0.1%
2017 47.1% +0.1%
2018 47.2% +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 45.1% 43.1% 46.3% 7
1980s 45.8% 45.1% 46.6% 10
1990s 47.4% 46.9% 47.8% 10
2000s 47.4% 47.0% 47.8% 10
2010s 47.0% 46.9% 47.2% 9

Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend

  1. 35 Sri Lanka 49.2% compare
  2. 36 Namibia 49.2% compare
  3. 37 Antigua and Barbuda 49.2% compare
  4. 38 Guyana 49.2% compare
  5. 39 Gibraltar 49.2% compare
  6. 40 Peru 49.1% compare
  7. 41 Equatorial Guinea 49.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is primary education, pupils in Late-demographic dividend?
Primary education, pupils in Late-demographic dividend was 47.2% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 47.8% in 2001.
What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 43.1% in 1974.
How does Late-demographic dividend rank for primary education, pupils?
Late-demographic dividend ranks 38th out of 41 groups with data for 2018.
Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Late-demographic dividend data come from?
The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary education, pupils (% female)
Unit
% female
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
246 places, 9,280 data points, 1970–2019
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.