School age population, last grade of primary education, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 35.90 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
35.90 million
Change on year
up 1.8%
Rank
12th
of 221 groups
All-time high
38.25 million
in 2002
All-time low
27.67 million
in 1973
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) recorded 35.90 million for school age population, last grade of primary education, female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 38.25 million in 2002 and was at its lowest, 27.67 million, in 1973.
That places ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 12th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 29.33 million | — |
| 1971 | 27.86 million | -5.0% |
| 1972 | 27.82 million | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 27.67 million | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 32.20 million | +16.3% |
| 1975 | 35.12 million | +9.1% |
| 1976 | 33.94 million | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 34.18 million | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 34.03 million | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 33.54 million | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 35.53 million | +5.9% |
| 1981 | 35.46 million | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 35.90 million | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 35.38 million | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 35.13 million | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 34.93 million | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 34.25 million | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 33.36 million | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 33.12 million | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 32.63 million | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 32.89 million | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 33.62 million | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 34.16 million | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 34.82 million | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 35.86 million | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 34.86 million | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 35.55 million | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 36.19 million | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 37.04 million | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 37.73 million | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 37.32 million | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 37.84 million | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 38.25 million | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 35.70 million | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 34.99 million | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 34.59 million | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 34.30 million | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 34.04 million | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 33.77 million | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 33.57 million | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 33.49 million | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 33.81 million | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 34.12 million | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 33.61 million | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 33.48 million | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 33.39 million | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 33.45 million | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 33.56 million | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 34.04 million | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 34.44 million | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 34.85 million | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 34.93 million | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 35.05 million | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 35.25 million | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 35.90 million | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.57 million | 27.67 million | 35.12 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 34.57 million | 32.63 million | 35.90 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.27 million | 32.89 million | 37.73 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.44 million | 33.57 million | 38.25 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.74 million | 33.39 million | 34.44 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.20 million | 34.85 million | 35.90 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- 9 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.46 million compare
- 10 Brazil 1.40 million compare
- 11 Egypt 1.30 million compare
- 12 Philippines 1.15 million compare
- 13 Mexico 1.08 million compare
- 14 Russian Federation 941,280 compare
- 15 Viet Nam 832,544 compare
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 167.63 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 83.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 84.03 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.77 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.2668 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 203.58 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 35.90 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 38.25 million in 2002.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.67 million in 1973.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 12th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release