School age population, pre-primary education, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries: School age population, pre-primary education, female was 4.11 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.11 million
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
180th
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.11 million
in 2023
All-time low
1.32 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, pre-primary education, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, pre-primary education, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries stood at 4.11 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries peaked at 4.11 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.32 million, in 1970.
That places ALECSO: Least Developed Countries 180th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.32 million | — |
| 1971 | 1.33 million | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 1.35 million | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 1.37 million | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 1.39 million | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 1.41 million | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 1.43 million | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 1.45 million | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 1.47 million | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 1.50 million | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 1.55 million | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 1.58 million | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 1.60 million | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 1.64 million | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 1.67 million | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 1.72 million | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 1.76 million | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 1.80 million | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 1.84 million | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 1.87 million | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 1.90 million | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 1.93 million | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 1.95 million | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 1.97 million | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 2.01 million | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 2.03 million | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 2.05 million | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 2.24 million | +9.0% |
| 1998 | 2.30 million | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 2.37 million | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 2.40 million | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 2.44 million | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 2.48 million | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 2.54 million | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 2.60 million | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 2.66 million | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 2.72 million | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 2.78 million | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 2.85 million | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 2.92 million | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 2.98 million | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 3.05 million | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 3.08 million | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 3.13 million | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 3.18 million | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 3.23 million | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 3.32 million | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 3.42 million | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 3.54 million | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 3.65 million | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 3.76 million | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 3.89 million | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 4.00 million | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 4.11 million | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 4.11 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.40 million | 1.32 million | 1.50 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.70 million | 1.55 million | 1.87 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.08 million | 1.90 million | 2.37 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.64 million | 2.40 million | 2.92 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.26 million | 2.98 million | 3.65 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.97 million | 3.76 million | 4.11 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
More education data for ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.9% (2020)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.4% (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.42 million (2020)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.1% (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.75 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.25 million (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 376,949 (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 5.48 million (2020)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 3.85 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 3.74 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries was 4.11 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 4.11 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.32 million in 1970.
- How does ALECSO: Least Developed Countries rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 180th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Least Developed Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release