What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Early-demographic dividend?

The highest recorded value was 29.94 million number in 2019.

What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Early-demographic dividend?

The lowest recorded value was 14.95 million number in 1970.

How does Early-demographic dividend rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?

Early-demographic dividend ranks 6th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.

Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?

Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Early-demographic dividend

Name: School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Early-demographic dividend
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Early-demographic dividend: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 29.94 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)

29.94 million number

Change on year

up 0.4%

Rank

6th

of 45 groups

All-time high

29.94 million number

in 2019

All-time low

14.95 million number

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2019

School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Early-demographic dividend, 1970–2019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Early-demographic dividend recorded 29.94 million number for school age population, last grade of primary education, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 29.94 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 14.95 million number, in 1970.

That places Early-demographic dividend 6th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.

School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Early-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number) in Early-demographic dividend, 1970 to 2019.
Year	number	Change
1970	14.95 million number	—
1971	15.34 million number	+2.6%
1972	15.75 million number	+2.6%
1973	16.15 million number	+2.6%
1974	16.56 million number	+2.5%
1975	16.94 million number	+2.3%
1976	17.29 million number	+2.0%
1977	17.65 million number	+2.1%
1978	18.04 million number	+2.2%
1979	18.44 million number	+2.2%
1980	18.85 million number	+2.2%
1981	19.26 million number	+2.2%
1982	19.68 million number	+2.2%
1983	20.15 million number	+2.4%
1984	20.64 million number	+2.4%
1985	21.12 million number	+2.3%
1986	21.56 million number	+2.1%
1987	22.03 million number	+2.2%
1988	22.52 million number	+2.2%
1989	23.03 million number	+2.3%
1990	23.58 million number	+2.4%
1991	24.15 million number	+2.4%
1992	24.71 million number	+2.3%
1993	25.28 million number	+2.3%
1994	25.82 million number	+2.2%
1995	26.30 million number	+1.9%
1996	26.68 million number	+1.4%
1997	26.96 million number	+1.0%
1998	27.37 million number	+1.5%
1999	27.64 million number	+1.0%
2000	27.82 million number	+0.7%
2001	27.91 million number	+0.3%
2002	28.02 million number	+0.4%
2003	28.14 million number	+0.4%
2004	28.26 million number	+0.4%
2005	28.40 million number	+0.5%
2006	28.54 million number	+0.5%
2007	28.64 million number	+0.3%
2008	28.75 million number	+0.4%
2009	28.86 million number	+0.4%
2010	28.97 million number	+0.4%
2011	29.07 million number	+0.4%
2012	29.16 million number	+0.3%
2013	29.23 million number	+0.2%
2014	29.31 million number	+0.3%
2015	29.42 million number	+0.4%
2016	29.56 million number	+0.5%
2017	29.70 million number	+0.5%
2018	29.83 million number	+0.5%
2019	29.94 million number	+0.4%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	16.71 million number	14.95 million number	18.44 million number	10
1980s	20.88 million number	18.85 million number	23.03 million number	10
1990s	25.85 million number	23.58 million number	27.64 million number	10
2000s	28.34 million number	27.82 million number	28.86 million number	10
2010s	29.42 million number	28.97 million number	29.94 million number	10

Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend

3 Nigeria 2.53 million number compare
4 Pakistan 2.33 million number compare
5 Indonesia 2.22 million number compare
6 United States of America 2.04 million number compare
7 Brazil 1.67 million number compare
8 Bangladesh 1.46 million number compare
9 Ethiopia 1.35 million number compare

See the full ranking of 249 places →

More education data for Early-demographic dividend

Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 320.06 million (2024)
Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 364.78 million (2024)
Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 0-14 26.9% (2025)
Population ages 15-64 66.3% (2025)
Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1027 units per person (2024)

All data for Early-demographic dividend →

Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Early-demographic dividend?: School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Early-demographic dividend was 29.94 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Early-demographic dividend?: The highest recorded value was 29.94 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Early-demographic dividend?: The lowest recorded value was 14.95 million number in 1970.
How does Early-demographic dividend rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?: Early-demographic dividend ranks 6th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?: Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Early-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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Indicator: School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.