School age population, pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): School age population, pre-primary education, female was 87.26 million in 2024. βΌ Falling
School age population, pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1970β2024
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.
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)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 18.70 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 187.37 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 203.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 127.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female 198.15 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 126.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 116.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 167.63 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release