What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?

The highest recorded value was 65.12 million in 1975.

What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?

The lowest recorded value was 31.74 million in 2024.

How does ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 62nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.

Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?

Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

School age population, pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)

Name: School age population, pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): School age population, pre-primary education, female was 31.74 million in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

31.74 million

Change on year

down 8.8%

Rank

62nd

of 221 groups

All-time high

65.12 million

in 1975

All-time low

31.74 million

in 2024

Years of data

1970–2024

School age population, pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 1970–2024

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, school age population, pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) stood at 31.74 million. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.

The figure is down 8.8% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) peaked at 65.12 million in 1975 and was at its lowest, 31.74 million, in 2024.

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 62nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.

School age population, pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), year by year

Annual values for School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 1970 to 2024.
Year	Value	Change
1970	63.00 million	—
1971	60.80 million	-3.5%
1972	61.84 million	+1.7%
1973	62.54 million	+1.1%
1974	63.85 million	+2.1%
1975	65.12 million	+2.0%
1976	64.16 million	-1.5%
1977	63.08 million	-1.7%
1978	60.85 million	-3.5%
1979	58.28 million	-4.2%
1980	55.64 million	-4.5%
1981	52.63 million	-5.4%
1982	50.47 million	-4.1%
1983	49.79 million	-1.3%
1984	49.84 million	+0.1%
1985	51.00 million	+2.3%
1986	53.01 million	+3.9%
1987	53.36 million	+0.7%
1988	54.01 million	+1.2%
1989	54.82 million	+1.5%
1990	55.61 million	+1.4%
1991	58.18 million	+4.6%
1992	59.58 million	+2.4%
1993	60.80 million	+2.1%
1994	61.58 million	+1.3%
1995	59.22 million	-3.8%
1996	56.62 million	-4.4%
1997	53.33 million	-5.8%
1998	39.29 million	-26.3%
1999	38.29 million	-2.5%
2000	37.43 million	-2.2%
2001	36.51 million	-2.4%
2002	35.60 million	-2.5%
2003	34.86 million	-2.1%
2004	34.75 million	-0.3%
2005	34.40 million	-1.0%
2006	34.16 million	-0.7%
2007	33.64 million	-1.5%
2008	33.72 million	+0.2%
2009	34.02 million	+0.9%
2010	34.47 million	+1.3%
2011	34.85 million	+1.1%
2012	35.64 million	+2.3%
2013	36.44 million	+2.2%
2014	36.90 million	+1.3%
2015	37.17 million	+0.7%
2016	37.98 million	+2.2%
2017	38.47 million	+1.3%
2018	39.22 million	+2.0%
2019	38.57 million	-1.7%
2020	38.38 million	-0.5%
2021	38.02 million	-0.9%
2022	36.82 million	-3.2%
2023	34.79 million	-5.5%
2024	31.74 million	-8.8%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	62.35 million	58.28 million	65.12 million	10
1980s	52.46 million	49.79 million	55.64 million	10
1990s	54.25 million	38.29 million	61.58 million	10
2000s	34.91 million	33.64 million	37.43 million	10
2010s	36.97 million	34.47 million	39.22 million	10
2020s	35.95 million	31.74 million	38.38 million	5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)

59 Canada 578,778 compare
60 Guatemala 567,169 compare
61 Spain 551,823 compare
62 Nepal 538,823 compare
63 Cambodia 534,912 compare
64 Tajikistan 516,076 compare
65 Rwanda 508,197 compare

See the full ranking of 443 places →

More education data for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)

Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2024)
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.68 million (2024)
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4426 % change on previous year (2024)
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.52 million (2024)
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 91.29 million (2024)
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58.06 million (2024)
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 161.75 million (2024)
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 85.23 million (2024)

All data for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) →

Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?: School age population, pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) was 31.74 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?: The highest recorded value was 65.12 million in 1975.
What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?: The lowest recorded value was 31.74 million in 2024.
How does ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?: ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 62nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?: Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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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