School age population, early childhood education, female in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Middle Income (july 2025): School age population, early childhood education, female was 170.76 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
170.76 million
Change on year
down 2.1%
Rank
5th
of 194 groups
All-time high
183.12 million
in 2018
All-time low
167.49 million
in 2003
Years of data
28
1997–2024
School age population, early childhood education, female in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) recorded 170.76 million for school age population, early childhood education, female in 2024.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 183.12 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 167.49 million, in 2003.
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 5th of 194 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, female in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 181.92 million | — |
| 1998 | 172.01 million | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 169.59 million | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 169.05 million | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 168.97 million | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 168.07 million | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 167.49 million | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 168.10 million | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 168.98 million | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 169.55 million | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 169.22 million | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 170.49 million | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 171.78 million | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 173.51 million | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 175.73 million | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 179.37 million | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 182.82 million | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 178.48 million | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 179.50 million | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 180.74 million | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 182.49 million | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 183.12 million | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 181.95 million | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 180.14 million | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 179.08 million | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 177.00 million | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 174.34 million | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 170.76 million | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 174.51 million | 169.59 million | 181.92 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 169.17 million | 167.49 million | 171.78 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 179.77 million | 173.51 million | 183.12 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 176.26 million | 170.76 million | 180.14 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 305.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.2528 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 78.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 161.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 589.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 283.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4208 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 247.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, female in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- School age population, early childhood education, female in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) was 170.76 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 183.12 million in 2018.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 167.49 million in 2003.
- How does WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 5th out of 194 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle 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