School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (age) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (age) was 87.26 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
87.26 million
Change on year
down 3.6%
Rank
12th
of 221 groups
All-time high
113.56 million
in 1994
All-time low
87.26 million
in 2024
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) stood at 87.26 million. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 113.56 million in 1994 and was at its lowest, 87.26 million, in 2024.
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 12th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (age) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 109.36 million | — |
| 1971 | 107.29 million | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 108.49 million | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 109.38 million | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 110.87 million | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 112.35 million | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 111.61 million | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 110.81 million | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 108.74 million | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 106.28 million | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 103.77 million | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 100.92 million | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 98.93 million | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 98.54 million | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 98.97 million | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 100.55 million | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 102.97 million | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 103.69 million | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 104.72 million | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 105.82 million | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 106.85 million | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 109.59 million | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 111.15 million | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 112.56 million | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 113.56 million | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 111.46 million | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 109.06 million | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 106.30 million | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 95.45 million | -10.2% |
| 1999 | 94.41 million | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 93.44 million | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 93.65 million | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 92.69 million | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 91.70 million | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 91.86 million | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 91.76 million | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 91.67 million | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 91.03 million | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 90.78 million | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 90.68 million | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 91.00 million | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 92.08 million | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 93.37 million | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 94.31 million | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 94.83 million | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 95.00 million | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 95.63 million | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 95.93 million | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 96.45 million | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 95.51 million | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 95.03 million | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 94.51 million | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 92.93 million | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 90.56 million | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 87.26 million | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 109.52 million | 106.28 million | 112.35 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 101.89 million | 98.54 million | 105.82 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 107.04 million | 94.41 million | 113.56 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.92 million | 90.68 million | 93.65 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.41 million | 91.00 million | 96.45 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.06 million | 87.26 million | 95.03 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 390.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6175 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 187.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 198.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 203.58 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 87.26 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 113.56 million in 1994.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.26 million in 2024.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 12th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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