School age population, early childhood education, female in WB: Low Income (july 2025)
WB: Low Income (july 2025): School age population, early childhood education, female was 31.86 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
31.86 million
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
67th
of 194 groups
All-time high
31.86 million
in 2024
All-time low
16.85 million
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2024
School age population, early childhood education, female in WB: Low Income (july 2025), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, female in WB: Low Income (july 2025) is 31.86 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in WB: Low Income (july 2025) peaked at 31.86 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.85 million, in 1997.
WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 67th of 194 groups on this measure, 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 WB: Low Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 16.85 million | — |
| 1998 | 18.37 million | +9.0% |
| 1999 | 18.83 million | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 19.30 million | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 19.74 million | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 20.17 million | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 20.64 million | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 21.13 million | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 21.65 million | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 22.17 million | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 22.56 million | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 23.08 million | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 23.63 million | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 24.24 million | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 24.86 million | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 25.47 million | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 26.09 million | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 26.58 million | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 27.11 million | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 28.12 million | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 28.30 million | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 28.76 million | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 29.22 million | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 29.96 million | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 30.61 million | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 30.79 million | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 31.51 million | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 31.86 million | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.01 million | 16.85 million | 18.83 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 21.41 million | 19.30 million | 23.63 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.87 million | 24.24 million | 29.22 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.95 million | 29.96 million | 31.86 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Low Income (july 2025)
- 64 Italy 630,022 compare
- 65 Iran, Islamic Republic of 628,473 compare
- 66 Guinea 622,023 compare
- 67 Afghanistan 613,850 compare
- 68 Sierra Leone 572,586 compare
- 69 Romania 548,024 compare
- 70 Nepal 538,823 compare
More education data for WB: Low Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.68 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.75 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.16 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8586 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, female in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- School age population, early childhood education, female in WB: Low Income (july 2025) was 31.86 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 31.86 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.85 million in 1997.
- How does WB: Low Income (july 2025) rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
- WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 67th out of 194 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Low Income (july 2025) 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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February 2026 Data Release