School age population, last grade of primary education, female in WB: Post-demographic Dividend
WB: Post-demographic Dividend: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 5.93 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in WB: Post-demographic Dividend, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, last grade of primary education, female in WB: Post-demographic Dividend is 5.93 million, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in WB: Post-demographic Dividend peaked at 6.34 million in 2002 and was at its lowest, 5.75 million, in 2014.
That places WB: Post-demographic Dividend 99th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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: Post-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 6.27 million | — |
| 2000 | 6.27 million | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 6.27 million | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6.34 million | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 6.26 million | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 6.16 million | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 6.06 million | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 6.02 million | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 5.99 million | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 5.92 million | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 5.86 million | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 5.84 million | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 5.86 million | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 5.87 million | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 5.77 million | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 5.75 million | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 5.76 million | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 5.78 million | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 5.82 million | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 5.91 million | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 5.97 million | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 5.97 million | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 5.90 million | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 5.94 million | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 5.94 million | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 5.93 million | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.27 million | 6.27 million | 6.27 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.11 million | 5.86 million | 6.34 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.83 million | 5.75 million | 5.97 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.93 million | 5.90 million | 5.97 million | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Post-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 40.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0449 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 43.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0437 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 50.69 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 821,878 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, female in WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in WB: Post-demographic Dividend was 5.93 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: Post-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 6.34 million in 2002.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.75 million in 2014.
- How does WB: Post-demographic Dividend rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- WB: Post-demographic Dividend ranks 99th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in WB: Post-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Post-demographic Dividend 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