School age population, last grade of primary education, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 3.01 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.01 million
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
147th
of 221 groups
All-time high
3.21 million
in 2012
All-time low
1.63 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, last grade of primary education, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) is 3.01 million, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) peaked at 3.21 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.63 million, in 1970.
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 147th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.63 million | — |
| 1971 | 1.68 million | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 1.72 million | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 1.76 million | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 1.81 million | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 1.85 million | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 1.89 million | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 1.93 million | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 1.96 million | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 1.99 million | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 2.03 million | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 2.08 million | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 2.07 million | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 2.15 million | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 2.19 million | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 2.24 million | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 2.27 million | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 2.30 million | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 2.33 million | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 2.37 million | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 2.43 million | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 2.49 million | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 2.59 million | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 2.67 million | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 2.72 million | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 2.77 million | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 2.80 million | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 2.82 million | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 2.84 million | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 2.86 million | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 2.90 million | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 2.90 million | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 2.92 million | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 2.96 million | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 2.97 million | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 3.02 million | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 3.03 million | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 3.06 million | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 3.10 million | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 3.13 million | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 3.16 million | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 3.19 million | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 3.21 million | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 3.21 million | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 3.19 million | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 3.17 million | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 3.14 million | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 3.11 million | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 3.11 million | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 3.09 million | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 3.06 million | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 3.04 million | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 3.03 million | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 3.01 million | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 3.01 million | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.82 million | 1.63 million | 1.99 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.20 million | 2.03 million | 2.37 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.70 million | 2.43 million | 2.86 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.00 million | 2.90 million | 3.13 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.16 million | 3.09 million | 3.21 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.03 million | 3.01 million | 3.06 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- 144 Timor-Leste 15,257 compare
- 145 Qatar 14,428 compare
- 146 Puerto Rico 14,422 compare
- 147 Lithuania 14,238 compare
- 148 Eswatini 13,676 compare
- 149 Bosnia and Herzegovina 13,147 compare
- 150 Albania 12,281 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.24 million (2020)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 14.10 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.95 million (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, female 17.69 million (2021)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.36 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 10.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 6.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 3.01 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: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.21 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.63 million in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 147th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 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