School age population, last grade of primary education, female in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024

GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 16.82 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
16.82 million
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
34th
of 221 groups
All-time high
16.82 million
in 2024
All-time low
4.87 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

School age population, last grade of primary education, female in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 recorded 16.82 million for school age population, last grade of primary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 16.82 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.87 million, in 1970.

That places GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 34th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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 GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number) in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024, 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 4.87 million
1971 5.00 million +2.7%
1972 5.14 million +2.7%
1973 5.27 million +2.5%
1974 5.40 million +2.4%
1975 5.53 million +2.5%
1976 5.66 million +2.3%
1977 5.78 million +2.2%
1978 5.91 million +2.2%
1979 6.04 million +2.3%
1980 6.17 million +2.3%
1981 6.30 million +2.0%
1982 6.43 million +2.1%
1983 6.58 million +2.4%
1984 6.74 million +2.3%
1985 6.90 million +2.4%
1986 7.07 million +2.5%
1987 7.27 million +2.7%
1988 7.48 million +3.0%
1989 7.70 million +2.9%
1990 7.97 million +3.5%
1991 8.23 million +3.2%
1992 8.45 million +2.8%
1993 8.70 million +2.9%
1994 8.95 million +2.8%
1995 9.18 million +2.5%
1996 9.39 million +2.3%
1997 9.60 million +2.3%
1998 9.83 million +2.4%
1999 10.09 million +2.6%
2000 10.30 million +2.1%
2001 10.51 million +2.0%
2002 10.69 million +1.7%
2003 10.88 million +1.8%
2004 11.08 million +1.8%
2005 11.32 million +2.1%
2006 11.54 million +2.0%
2007 11.77 million +2.0%
2008 11.99 million +1.8%
2009 12.24 million +2.1%
2010 12.50 million +2.1%
2011 12.79 million +2.3%
2012 13.10 million +2.4%
2013 13.41 million +2.3%
2014 13.65 million +1.8%
2015 13.94 million +2.1%
2016 14.28 million +2.5%
2017 14.64 million +2.5%
2018 15.05 million +2.8%
2019 15.40 million +2.4%
2020 15.77 million +2.4%
2021 16.09 million +2.0%
2022 16.38 million +1.8%
2023 16.71 million +2.0%
2024 16.82 million +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 5.46 million 4.87 million 6.04 million 10
1980s 6.86 million 6.17 million 7.70 million 10
1990s 9.04 million 7.97 million 10.09 million 10
2000s 11.23 million 10.30 million 12.24 million 10
2010s 13.88 million 12.50 million 15.40 million 10
2020s 16.35 million 15.77 million 16.82 million 5

Countries ranked near GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024

  1. 31 France 405,117 compare
  2. 32 Ghana 404,210 compare
  3. 33 United Kingdom 399,890 compare
  4. 34 Colombia 398,668 compare
  5. 35 Germany 386,073 compare
  6. 36 Madagascar 384,063 compare
  7. 37 Cote d'Ivoire 367,288 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, last grade of primary education, female in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 was 16.82 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 16.82 million in 2024.
What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 4.87 million in 1970.
How does GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 ranks 34th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 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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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,699 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release