School age population, last grade of primary education, female in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 394,064 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, last grade of primary education, female in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is 394,064 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 468,776 number in 1975 and was at its lowest, 325,256 number, in 1989.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 31st out of 204 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 402,721 number | — |
| 1971 | 419,969 number | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 437,089 number | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 452,565 number | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 464,517 number | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 468,776 number | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 464,569 number | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 461,472 number | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 456,742 number | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 448,893 number | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 436,762 number | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 420,594 number | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 404,909 number | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 388,766 number | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 373,005 number | -4.1% |
| 1985 | 359,369 number | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 348,578 number | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 339,120 number | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 330,672 number | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 325,256 number | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 326,023 number | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 333,239 number | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 340,177 number | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 347,615 number | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 355,220 number | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 361,160 number | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 364,925 number | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 368,768 number | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 373,254 number | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 377,169 number | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 378,960 number | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 378,187 number | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 377,103 number | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 375,177 number | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 372,133 number | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 367,726 number | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 362,279 number | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 359,279 number | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 356,854 number | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 354,548 number | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 351,653 number | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 348,092 number | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 345,474 number | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 342,159 number | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 340,467 number | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 344,849 number | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 356,073 number | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 367,877 number | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 378,518 number | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 387,861 number | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 394,064 number | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 447,731 number | 402,721 number | 468,776 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 372,703 number | 325,256 number | 436,762 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 354,755 number | 326,023 number | 377,169 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 368,225 number | 354,548 number | 378,960 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 356,302 number | 340,467 number | 387,861 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 394,064 number | 394,064 number | 394,064 number | 1 |
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More education data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 388,714 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2012)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 830,495 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 790,556 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.40 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.86 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.0111 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.071 units per person (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, female in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 394,064 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 468,776 number in 1975.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 325,256 number in 1989.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 31st out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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.