School age population, last grade of primary education, female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412): School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 1.81 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.81 million
Change on year
up 2.4%
Rank
176th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.81 million
in 2024
All-time low
1.02 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) recorded 1.81 million for school age population, last grade of primary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) peaked at 1.81 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.02 million, in 1970.
That places ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 176th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.02 million | — |
| 1971 | 1.04 million | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 1.05 million | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 1.06 million | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 1.07 million | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 1.07 million | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 1.08 million | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 1.09 million | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 1.11 million | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 1.12 million | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 1.14 million | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 1.14 million | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 1.13 million | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 1.14 million | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 1.15 million | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 1.17 million | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 1.19 million | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 1.20 million | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 1.20 million | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 1.22 million | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 1.24 million | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 1.25 million | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 1.28 million | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 1.32 million | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 1.36 million | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 1.38 million | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 1.41 million | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 1.44 million | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 1.46 million | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 1.47 million | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 1.48 million | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 1.49 million | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.51 million | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 1.54 million | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 1.54 million | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.54 million | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.55 million | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.51 million | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 1.48 million | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 1.47 million | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 1.47 million | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.45 million | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.46 million | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.48 million | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 1.48 million | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.52 million | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 1.53 million | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.56 million | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 1.63 million | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 1.67 million | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 1.71 million | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 1.75 million | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 1.74 million | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.77 million | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 1.81 million | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.07 million | 1.02 million | 1.12 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.17 million | 1.13 million | 1.22 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.36 million | 1.24 million | 1.47 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.51 million | 1.47 million | 1.55 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.53 million | 1.45 million | 1.67 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.76 million | 1.71 million | 1.81 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- 173 Brunei Darussalam 3,217 compare
- 174 Sao Tome and Principe 3,005 compare
- 175 Macau, China 3,000 compare
- 176 French Guiana 2,912 compare
- 177 Samoa 2,758 compare
- 178 Bahamas 2,562 compare
- 179 Iceland 2,350 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 731,983 (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 8.95 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 10.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female 8.68 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 4.55 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 4.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 4.58 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) was 1.81 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: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.81 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.02 million in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 176th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 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