School age population, early childhood education, female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439): School age population, early childhood education, female was 33.68 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
33.68 million
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
65th
of 194 groups
All-time high
33.68 million
in 2024
All-time low
18.32 million
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2024

School age population, early childhood education, female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 1997–2024

010.0M20.0M30.0M1997201020241997: 18.3M1998: 19.9M1999: 20.4M2000: 20.9M2001: 21.4M2002: 21.3M2003: 21.8M2004: 22.3M2005: 22.9M2006: 23.4M2007: 23.8M2008: 24.4M2009: 25.0M2010: 25.6M2011: 26.3M2012: 26.9M2013: 27.6M2014: 28.1M2015: 28.7M2016: 29.7M2017: 29.9M2018: 30.4M2019: 30.9M2020: 31.7M2021: 32.4M2022: 32.6M2023: 33.3M2024: 33.7M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) recorded 33.68 million for school age population, early childhood education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) peaked at 33.68 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.32 million, in 1997.

That places ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 65th out of 194 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

School age population, early childhood education, female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, female (number) in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 1997 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1997 18.32 million
1998 19.87 million +8.5%
1999 20.37 million +2.5%
2000 20.88 million +2.5%
2001 21.36 million +2.3%
2002 21.30 million -0.3%
2003 21.79 million +2.3%
2004 22.31 million +2.4%
2005 22.86 million +2.5%
2006 23.41 million +2.4%
2007 23.83 million +1.8%
2008 24.38 million +2.3%
2009 24.96 million +2.4%
2010 25.62 million +2.6%
2011 26.28 million +2.6%
2012 26.93 million +2.5%
2013 27.59 million +2.5%
2014 28.12 million +1.9%
2015 28.69 million +2.0%
2016 29.73 million +3.6%
2017 29.94 million +0.7%
2018 30.43 million +1.6%
2019 30.91 million +1.6%
2020 31.67 million +2.5%
2021 32.35 million +2.1%
2022 32.56 million +0.6%
2023 33.30 million +2.3%
2024 33.68 million +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 19.52 million 18.32 million 20.37 million 3
2000s 22.71 million 20.88 million 24.96 million 10
2010s 28.42 million 25.62 million 30.91 million 10
2020s 32.71 million 31.67 million 33.68 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)

  1. 62 Ukraine 661,243 compare
  2. 63 Burundi 637,756 compare
  3. 64 Italy 630,022 compare
  4. 65 Iran, Islamic Republic of 628,473 compare
  5. 66 Guinea 622,023 compare
  6. 67 Afghanistan 613,850 compare
  7. 68 Sierra Leone 572,586 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
School age population, early childhood education, female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) was 33.68 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
The highest recorded value was 33.68 million in 2024.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
The lowest recorded value was 18.32 million in 1997.
How does ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 65th out of 194 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
401 places, 9,806 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release