School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (age) in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (age) was 10.08 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
10.08 million
Change on year
down 1.1%
Rank
141st
of 221 groups
All-time high
10.19 million
in 2021
All-time low
4.73 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, pre-primary education, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, pre-primary education, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) stood at 10.08 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 10.19 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.73 million, in 1970.
That places ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 141st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.73 million | — |
| 1971 | 4.80 million | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 4.88 million | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 4.96 million | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 5.04 million | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 5.12 million | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 5.22 million | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 5.32 million | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 5.42 million | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 5.53 million | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 5.64 million | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 5.77 million | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 5.89 million | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 6.00 million | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 6.11 million | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 6.24 million | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 6.35 million | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 6.47 million | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 6.61 million | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 6.74 million | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 6.86 million | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 6.90 million | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 6.98 million | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 7.06 million | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 7.14 million | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 7.19 million | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 7.24 million | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 7.28 million | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 7.30 million | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 7.34 million | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 7.37 million | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 7.41 million | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 7.49 million | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 7.59 million | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 7.70 million | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 7.79 million | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 7.90 million | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 7.99 million | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 8.10 million | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 8.24 million | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 8.40 million | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 8.58 million | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 8.82 million | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 9.05 million | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 9.27 million | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 9.47 million | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 9.67 million | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 9.87 million | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 10.01 million | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 10.11 million | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 10.19 million | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 10.19 million | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10.18 million | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 10.18 million | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 10.08 million | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.10 million | 4.73 million | 5.53 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.18 million | 5.64 million | 6.74 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.13 million | 6.86 million | 7.34 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.76 million | 7.37 million | 8.24 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.32 million | 8.40 million | 10.11 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.17 million | 10.08 million | 10.19 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.304 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6427 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6849 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 23.71 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 10.08 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.19 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.73 million in 1970.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 141st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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