School age population, last grade of primary education, female in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 54.99 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
54.99 million number
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
2nd
of 45 groups
All-time high
55.02 million number
in 2000
All-time low
32.69 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in IDA & IBRD total, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in IDA & IBRD total stood at 54.99 million number.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 55.02 million number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 32.69 million number, in 1970.
That places IDA & IBRD total 2nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
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 IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 32.69 million number | — |
| 1971 | 33.44 million number | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 34.43 million number | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 35.39 million number | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 36.30 million number | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 37.20 million number | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 38.15 million number | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 39.18 million number | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 40.22 million number | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 41.31 million number | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 42.30 million number | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 42.97 million number | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 43.40 million number | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 43.86 million number | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 44.34 million number | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 44.71 million number | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 44.83 million number | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 44.84 million number | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 44.93 million number | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 45.07 million number | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 45.39 million number | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 46.00 million number | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 46.83 million number | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 47.70 million number | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 48.51 million number | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 49.39 million number | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 50.55 million number | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 51.90 million number | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 53.19 million number | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 54.22 million number | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 55.02 million number | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 54.63 million number | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 53.64 million number | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 52.90 million number | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 52.27 million number | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 51.62 million number | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 51.47 million number | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 51.54 million number | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 51.62 million number | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 51.66 million number | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 51.88 million number | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 52.06 million number | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 52.04 million number | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 52.34 million number | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 52.59 million number | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 53.01 million number | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 53.43 million number | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 53.94 million number | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 54.50 million number | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 54.99 million number | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.83 million number | 32.69 million number | 41.31 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.12 million number | 42.30 million number | 45.07 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.37 million number | 45.39 million number | 54.22 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.64 million number | 51.47 million number | 55.02 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.08 million number | 51.88 million number | 54.99 million number | 10 |
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More education data for IDA & IBRD total
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 28.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1022 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 26.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 561.46 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 707.69 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, female in IDA & IBRD total?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in IDA & IBRD total was 54.99 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 55.02 million number in 2000.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.69 million number in 1970.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 2nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.