School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 3.43 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
3.43 million number
Change on year
up 2.1%
Rank
35th
of 45 groups
All-time high
3.45 million number
in 1999
All-time low
1.55 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1970–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) stood at 3.43 million number.

That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 3.45 million number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.55 million number, in 1970.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 35th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), year by year

Annual values for School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 1.55 million number
1971 1.60 million number +2.9%
1972 1.65 million number +3.3%
1973 1.70 million number +2.9%
1974 1.75 million number +3.0%
1975 1.80 million number +2.9%
1976 1.84 million number +2.6%
1977 1.89 million number +2.5%
1978 1.94 million number +2.7%
1979 2.00 million number +2.8%
1980 2.05 million number +2.8%
1981 2.10 million number +2.4%
1982 2.15 million number +2.2%
1983 2.20 million number +2.5%
1984 2.26 million number +2.8%
1985 2.33 million number +3.1%
1986 2.41 million number +3.5%
1987 2.50 million number +3.6%
1988 2.59 million number +3.7%
1989 2.69 million number +3.8%
1990 2.82 million number +4.7%
1991 2.92 million number +3.6%
1992 3.02 million number +3.3%
1993 3.11 million number +3.2%
1994 3.20 million number +2.9%
1995 3.28 million number +2.5%
1996 3.35 million number +1.9%
1997 3.40 million number +1.5%
1998 3.43 million number +1.0%
1999 3.45 million number +0.6%
2000 3.44 million number -0.3%
2001 3.40 million number -1.2%
2002 3.36 million number -1.2%
2003 3.32 million number -1.2%
2004 3.28 million number -1.1%
2005 3.26 million number -0.7%
2006 3.23 million number -0.8%
2007 3.20 million number -1.0%
2008 3.17 million number -0.9%
2009 3.14 million number -1.1%
2010 3.13 million number -0.3%
2011 3.14 million number +0.2%
2012 3.14 million number +0.1%
2013 3.14 million number +0.2%
2014 3.15 million number +0.3%
2015 3.18 million number +0.9%
2016 3.23 million number +1.5%
2017 3.29 million number +1.8%
2018 3.36 million number +2.1%
2019 3.43 million number +2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.77 million number 1.55 million number 2.00 million number 10
1980s 2.33 million number 2.05 million number 2.69 million number 10
1990s 3.20 million number 2.82 million number 3.45 million number 10
2000s 3.28 million number 3.14 million number 3.44 million number 10
2010s 3.22 million number 3.13 million number 3.43 million number 10

Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

  1. 32 Colombia 368,810 number compare
  2. 33 Germany 358,494 number compare
  3. 34 Argentina 354,655 number compare
  4. 35 Yemen 348,118 number compare
  5. 36 Ghana 340,745 number compare
  6. 37 Madagascar 337,343 number compare
  7. 38 Cameroon 330,614 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 3.43 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
The highest recorded value was 3.45 million number in 1999.
What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
The lowest recorded value was 1.55 million number in 1970.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 35th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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

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