School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (age) in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (age) was 32.17 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
32.17 million
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
60th
of 221 groups
All-time high
32.17 million
in 2024
All-time low
7.89 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, pre-primary education, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, pre-primary education, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) stood at 32.17 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) peaked at 32.17 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.89 million, in 1970.
That places ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 60th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (age) in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.89 million | — |
| 1971 | 8.09 million | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 8.31 million | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 8.52 million | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 8.69 million | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 8.90 million | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 9.12 million | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 9.41 million | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 9.52 million | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 9.77 million | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 10.01 million | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 10.34 million | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 10.73 million | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 10.82 million | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 11.12 million | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 11.41 million | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 11.68 million | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 11.97 million | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 12.26 million | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 12.58 million | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 12.94 million | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 13.33 million | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 13.75 million | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 14.16 million | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 14.87 million | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 15.27 million | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 15.68 million | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 15.81 million | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 17.75 million | +12.3% |
| 1999 | 18.31 million | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 18.86 million | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 19.40 million | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 19.93 million | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 20.45 million | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 21.04 million | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 21.66 million | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 22.27 million | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 22.06 million | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 22.67 million | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 23.31 million | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 24.02 million | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 24.73 million | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 25.39 million | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 26.07 million | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 26.62 million | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 27.21 million | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 27.80 million | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 29.01 million | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 29.53 million | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 30.07 million | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 29.97 million | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 30.63 million | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 31.30 million | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 32.00 million | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 32.17 million | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.82 million | 7.89 million | 9.77 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.29 million | 10.01 million | 12.58 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.19 million | 12.94 million | 18.31 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.17 million | 18.86 million | 23.31 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.05 million | 24.02 million | 30.07 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.21 million | 29.97 million | 32.17 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
More education data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.38 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.57 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.08 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.63 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.51 % change on previous year (2021)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) was 32.17 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The highest recorded value was 32.17 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.89 million in 1970.
- How does ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 60th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 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