School age population, last grade of primary education, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd): School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 3.20 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
3.20 million
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
142nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
3.54 million
in 1999
All-time low
2.59 million
in 2012
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) recorded 3.20 million for school age population, last grade of primary education, female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 3.54 million in 1999 and was at its lowest, 2.59 million, in 2012.
WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) ranks 142nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3.54 million | — |
| 2000 | 3.53 million | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 3.35 million | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 3.21 million | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 3.05 million | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 3.00 million | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 2.96 million | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 2.90 million | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 2.79 million | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 2.71 million | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 2.68 million | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 2.63 million | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 2.62 million | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 2.59 million | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 2.61 million | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 2.64 million | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 2.68 million | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 2.72 million | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 2.76 million | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 2.91 million | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 3.00 million | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 3.05 million | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 3.07 million | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 3.11 million | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 3.18 million | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 3.20 million | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.54 million | 3.54 million | 3.54 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.02 million | 2.68 million | 3.53 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.72 million | 2.59 million | 3.00 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.12 million | 3.05 million | 3.20 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
- 139 Equatorial Guinea 21,506 compare
- 140 Armenia 18,962 compare
- 141 Jamaica 18,247 compare
- 142 Croatia 17,587 compare
- 143 Republic of Moldova 16,101 compare
- 144 Timor-Leste 15,257 compare
- 145 Qatar 14,428 compare
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 11.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5726 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5449 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 8.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 180,868 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) was 3.20 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.54 million in 1999.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.59 million in 2012.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) ranks 142nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 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