School age population, last grade of primary education, female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc): School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 11.37 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
11.37 million
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
66th
of 221 groups
All-time high
11.37 million
in 2024
All-time low
2.78 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) stood at 11.37 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) peaked at 11.37 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.78 million, in 1970.
That places WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 66th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.78 million | — |
| 1971 | 2.86 million | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 2.94 million | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 3.02 million | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 3.10 million | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 3.18 million | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 3.26 million | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 3.35 million | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 3.43 million | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 3.52 million | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 3.62 million | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 3.69 million | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 3.76 million | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 3.85 million | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 3.95 million | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 4.05 million | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 4.14 million | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 4.24 million | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 4.36 million | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 4.48 million | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 4.61 million | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 4.73 million | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 4.84 million | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 4.97 million | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 5.12 million | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 5.25 million | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 5.38 million | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 5.52 million | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 5.70 million | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 5.89 million | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 6.08 million | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 6.23 million | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 6.41 million | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 6.60 million | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 6.81 million | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 7.03 million | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 7.24 million | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 7.45 million | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 7.66 million | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 7.85 million | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 8.04 million | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 8.26 million | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 8.50 million | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 8.74 million | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 8.95 million | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 9.21 million | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 9.45 million | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 9.74 million | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 10.04 million | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 10.29 million | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 10.54 million | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 10.78 million | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 11.01 million | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 11.28 million | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 11.37 million | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.14 million | 2.78 million | 3.52 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.01 million | 3.62 million | 4.48 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.20 million | 4.61 million | 5.89 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.94 million | 6.08 million | 7.85 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.12 million | 8.04 million | 10.29 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.00 million | 10.54 million | 11.37 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
More education data for WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.79 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 25.42 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.88 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.13 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.19 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.57 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.23 million (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) was 11.37 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: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.37 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.78 million in 1970.
- How does WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 66th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 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