What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?

The highest recorded value was 73.27 million in 2019.

What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?

The lowest recorded value was 55.15 million in 1976.

How does ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 17th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.

Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

School age population, pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

Name: School age population, pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438): School age population, pre-primary education, female was 71.38 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

71.38 million

Change on year

down 0.4%

Rank

17th

of 221 groups

All-time high

73.27 million

in 2019

All-time low

55.15 million

in 1976

Years of data

1976–2024

School age population, pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 1976–2024

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) recorded 71.38 million for school age population, pre-primary education, female in 2024.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) peaked at 73.27 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 55.15 million, in 1976.

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 17th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.

School age population, pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), year by year

Annual values for School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 1976 to 2024.
Year	Value	Change
1976	55.15 million	—
1977	55.68 million	+1.0%
1978	56.19 million	+0.9%
1979	56.70 million	+0.9%
1980	57.22 million	+0.9%
1981	57.78 million	+1.0%
1982	58.43 million	+1.1%
1983	59.11 million	+1.2%
1984	59.83 million	+1.2%
1985	60.58 million	+1.3%
1986	61.39 million	+1.3%
1987	62.31 million	+1.5%
1988	63.05 million	+1.2%
1989	63.65 million	+1.0%
1990	64.18 million	+0.8%
1991	64.61 million	+0.7%
1992	64.99 million	+0.6%
1993	65.41 million	+0.6%
1994	65.85 million	+0.7%
1995	66.32 million	+0.7%
1996	66.71 million	+0.6%
1997	66.64 million	-0.1%
1998	70.58 million	+5.9%
1999	66.89 million	-5.2%
2000	66.93 million	+0.1%
2001	67.59 million	+1.0%
2002	67.78 million	+0.3%
2003	67.53 million	-0.4%
2004	68.10 million	+0.9%
2005	68.72 million	+0.9%
2006	68.93 million	+0.3%
2007	68.54 million	-0.6%
2008	68.59 million	+0.1%
2009	68.55 million	-0.1%
2010	68.79 million	+0.4%
2011	69.84 million	+1.5%
2012	70.70 million	+1.2%
2013	71.23 million	+0.8%
2014	71.68 million	+0.6%
2015	71.87 million	+0.3%
2016	71.98 million	+0.1%
2017	73.12 million	+1.6%
2018	73.27 million	+0.2%
2019	73.27 million	+0.0%
2020	72.33 million	-1.3%
2021	72.27 million	-0.1%
2022	71.94 million	-0.5%
2023	71.65 million	-0.4%
2024	71.38 million	-0.4%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	55.93 million	55.15 million	56.70 million	4
1980s	60.34 million	57.22 million	63.65 million	10
1990s	66.22 million	64.18 million	70.58 million	10
2000s	68.12 million	66.93 million	68.93 million	10
2010s	71.58 million	68.79 million	73.27 million	10
2020s	71.91 million	71.38 million	72.33 million	5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

14 Uganda 2.32 million compare
15 Egypt 2.30 million compare
16 Kenya 2.07 million compare
17 Viet Nam 2.07 million compare
18 Angola 1.82 million compare
19 Yemen 1.81 million compare
20 Türkiye 1.71 million compare

See the full ranking of 443 places →

More education data for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.74 million (2024)
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.5884 % change on previous year (2024)
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 143.09 million (2024)
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4555 % change on previous year (2024)
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 135.85 million (2024)
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 278.94 million (2024)
Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.84 % change on previous year (2024)
Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 82.99 million (2024)

All data for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) →

Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?: School age population, pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) was 71.38 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?: The highest recorded value was 73.27 million in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?: The lowest recorded value was 55.15 million in 1976.
How does ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?: ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 17th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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Indicator: School age population, pre-primary education, female (number)
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage: 443 places, 20,793 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 16 August 2026

February 2026 Data Release