School age population, last grade of primary education, female in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024

GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 17.64 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
17.64 million
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
27th
of 221 groups
All-time high
17.64 million
in 2024
All-time low
6.53 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

School age population, last grade of primary education, female in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 17.64 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 17.64 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.53 million, in 1970.

GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 27th of 221 groups on this measure, 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: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number) in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 6.53 million
1971 6.70 million +2.6%
1972 6.79 million +1.3%
1973 7.04 million +3.7%
1974 7.22 million +2.5%
1975 7.37 million +2.1%
1976 7.51 million +1.9%
1977 7.64 million +1.8%
1978 7.79 million +1.9%
1979 7.96 million +2.2%
1980 8.14 million +2.3%
1981 8.35 million +2.6%
1982 8.52 million +2.0%
1983 8.79 million +3.2%
1984 9.01 million +2.5%
1985 9.22 million +2.2%
1986 9.43 million +2.4%
1987 9.68 million +2.6%
1988 9.93 million +2.6%
1989 10.20 million +2.7%
1990 10.54 million +3.3%
1991 10.86 million +3.0%
1992 11.16 million +2.8%
1993 11.45 million +2.7%
1994 11.72 million +2.3%
1995 11.98 million +2.2%
1996 12.21 million +1.8%
1997 12.39 million +1.5%
1998 12.56 million +1.4%
1999 12.75 million +1.5%
2000 12.94 million +1.5%
2001 13.12 million +1.4%
2002 13.27 million +1.1%
2003 13.36 million +0.7%
2004 13.42 million +0.4%
2005 13.53 million +0.8%
2006 13.62 million +0.7%
2007 13.70 million +0.5%
2008 13.85 million +1.1%
2009 13.99 million +1.0%
2010 14.22 million +1.6%
2011 14.45 million +1.6%
2012 14.64 million +1.3%
2013 14.85 million +1.5%
2014 15.05 million +1.3%
2015 15.26 million +1.4%
2016 15.50 million +1.6%
2017 15.80 million +1.9%
2018 16.21 million +2.6%
2019 16.55 million +2.1%
2020 16.86 million +1.9%
2021 17.00 million +0.8%
2022 17.30 million +1.7%
2023 17.62 million +1.8%
2024 17.64 million +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 7.25 million 6.53 million 7.96 million 10
1980s 9.13 million 8.14 million 10.20 million 10
1990s 11.76 million 10.54 million 12.75 million 10
2000s 13.48 million 12.94 million 13.99 million 10
2010s 15.25 million 14.22 million 16.55 million 10
2020s 17.28 million 16.86 million 17.64 million 5

Countries ranked near GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024

  1. 24 South Africa 532,439 compare
  2. 25 Angola 508,502 compare
  3. 26 Japan 503,096 compare
  4. 27 Algeria 486,241 compare
  5. 28 Yemen 479,515 compare
  6. 29 Mozambique 457,603 compare
  7. 30 Myanmar 433,912 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, last grade of primary education, female in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 17.64 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: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 17.64 million in 2024.
What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 6.53 million in 1970.
How does GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 27th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb 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