School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (age) in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412): School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (age) was 4.93 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.93 million
Change on year
up 1.6%
Rank
171st
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.93 million
in 2019
All-time low
3.58 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) stood at 4.93 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) peaked at 4.93 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.58 million, in 1970.
That places ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 171st 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 (number) (age) in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.58 million | — |
| 1971 | 3.59 million | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 3.60 million | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 3.63 million | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 3.66 million | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 3.70 million | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 3.76 million | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 3.83 million | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 3.90 million | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 3.97 million | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 4.02 million | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 4.05 million | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 4.06 million | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 4.09 million | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 4.13 million | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 4.18 million | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 4.24 million | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 4.32 million | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 4.40 million | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 4.50 million | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 4.60 million | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 4.68 million | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 4.75 million | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 4.80 million | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 4.83 million | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 4.82 million | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 4.81 million | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 4.80 million | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 4.82 million | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 4.80 million | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 4.76 million | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 4.65 million | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 4.53 million | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 4.09 million | -9.7% |
| 2004 | 4.02 million | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 3.91 million | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 3.89 million | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 3.88 million | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 3.91 million | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 3.96 million | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 4.02 million | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 4.13 million | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 4.27 million | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 4.41 million | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 4.50 million | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 4.59 million | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 4.67 million | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 4.74 million | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 4.83 million | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 4.93 million | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 4.79 million | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 4.80 million | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 4.82 million | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 4.85 million | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 4.93 million | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.72 million | 3.58 million | 3.97 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.20 million | 4.02 million | 4.50 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.77 million | 4.60 million | 4.83 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.16 million | 3.88 million | 4.76 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.51 million | 4.02 million | 4.93 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.84 million | 4.79 million | 4.93 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- 168 Suriname 10,406 compare
- 169 Luxembourg 10,301 compare
- 170 Brunei 9,080 compare
- 171 Western Sahara 9,066 compare
- 172 Sao Tome and Principe 8,974 compare
- 173 Vanuatu 8,477 compare
- 174 Macao 7,600 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 731,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 20.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.5014 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) was 4.93 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.93 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.58 million in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 171st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 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