What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?

The highest recorded value was 9.91 million number in 2019.

What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?

The lowest recorded value was 2.66 million number in 1970.

How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 22nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.

Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?

Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

Name: School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 9.91 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)

9.91 million number

Change on year

up 2.3%

Rank

22nd

of 45 groups

All-time high

9.91 million number

in 2019

All-time low

2.66 million number

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2019

School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1970–2019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) stood at 9.91 million number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 9.91 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.66 million number, in 1970.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 22nd of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year

Annual values for School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1970 to 2019.
Year	number	Change
1970	2.66 million number	—
1971	2.72 million number	+2.5%
1972	2.79 million number	+2.4%
1973	2.86 million number	+2.6%
1974	2.94 million number	+2.9%
1975	3.03 million number	+2.9%
1976	3.11 million number	+2.5%
1977	3.18 million number	+2.3%
1978	3.25 million number	+2.3%
1979	3.33 million number	+2.5%
1980	3.41 million number	+2.5%
1981	3.49 million number	+2.3%
1982	3.57 million number	+2.2%
1983	3.65 million number	+2.4%
1984	3.75 million number	+2.7%
1985	3.86 million number	+2.8%
1986	3.96 million number	+2.7%
1987	4.06 million number	+2.5%
1988	4.18 million number	+3.0%
1989	4.32 million number	+3.2%
1990	4.46 million number	+3.2%
1991	4.59 million number	+3.0%
1992	4.72 million number	+2.9%
1993	4.86 million number	+3.0%
1994	5.02 million number	+3.2%
1995	5.18 million number	+3.2%
1996	5.33 million number	+2.9%
1997	5.45 million number	+2.3%
1998	5.60 million number	+2.7%
1999	5.74 million number	+2.6%
2000	5.90 million number	+2.8%
2001	6.06 million number	+2.7%
2002	6.22 million number	+2.5%
2003	6.39 million number	+2.8%
2004	6.58 million number	+3.0%
2005	6.78 million number	+3.0%
2006	6.97 million number	+2.9%
2007	7.17 million number	+2.8%
2008	7.38 million number	+2.9%
2009	7.60 million number	+3.0%
2010	7.83 million number	+3.0%
2011	8.05 million number	+2.8%
2012	8.27 million number	+2.7%
2013	8.50 million number	+2.8%
2014	8.74 million number	+2.8%
2015	8.98 million number	+2.8%
2016	9.22 million number	+2.7%
2017	9.45 million number	+2.5%
2018	9.69 million number	+2.5%
2019	9.91 million number	+2.3%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	2.99 million number	2.66 million number	3.33 million number	10
1980s	3.83 million number	3.41 million number	4.32 million number	10
1990s	5.09 million number	4.46 million number	5.74 million number	10
2000s	6.70 million number	5.90 million number	7.60 million number	10
2010s	8.86 million number	7.83 million number	9.91 million number	10

Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

19 Uganda 614,786 number compare
20 Iran, Islamic Republic of 608,616 number compare
21 South Africa 534,977 number compare
22 Sudan 526,446 number compare
23 Afghanistan 511,798 number compare
24 Myanmar 467,510 number compare
25 Angola 452,604 number compare

See the full ranking of 249 places →

More education data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.67 million (2024)
Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.15 million (2024)
Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 148.37 million (2024)
Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1578 units per person (2024)
Population ages 15-64 55.7% (2025)
Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 0-14 41.2% (2025)

All data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) →

Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?: School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 9.91 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?: The highest recorded value was 9.91 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?: The lowest recorded value was 2.66 million number in 1970.
How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?: Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 22nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?: Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this 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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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.