School age population, pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420): School age population, pre-primary education, female was 47.00 million in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
47.00 million
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
25th
of 221 groups
All-time high
49.56 million
in 2006
All-time low
47.00 million
in 2024
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School age population, pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) recorded 47.00 million for school age population, pre-primary education, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) peaked at 49.56 million in 2006 and was at its lowest, 47.00 million, in 2024.
That places ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 25th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
School age population, pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 47.68 million | — |
| 2000 | 47.73 million | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 48.42 million | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 48.64 million | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 48.61 million | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 49.05 million | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 49.41 million | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 49.56 million | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 49.43 million | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 49.11 million | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 48.76 million | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 48.68 million | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 49.30 million | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 49.32 million | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 49.36 million | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 49.29 million | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 49.11 million | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 48.86 million | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 48.48 million | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 48.11 million | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 47.83 million | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 47.64 million | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 47.57 million | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 47.35 million | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 47.17 million | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 47.00 million | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.68 million | 47.68 million | 47.68 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 48.87 million | 47.73 million | 49.56 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.83 million | 47.83 million | 49.36 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.35 million | 47.00 million | 47.64 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
- 22 Uzbekistan 1.56 million compare
- 23 Sudan 1.44 million compare
- 24 Madagascar 1.33 million compare
- 25 Niger 1.29 million compare
- 26 Japan 1.28 million compare
- 27 Zambia 1.23 million compare
- 28 Côte d'Ivoire 1.22 million compare
More education data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 100.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1925 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 93.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 194.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 56.34 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) was 47.00 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The highest recorded value was 49.56 million in 2006.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.00 million in 2024.
- How does ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 25th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 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