School age population, pre-primary education, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): School age population, pre-primary education, female was 10.08 million in 2024. β² Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, female in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 1970β2024
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.
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)
- 138 New Zealand 61,040 compare
- 139 Ireland 58,555 compare
- 140 Kuwait 56,865 compare
- 141 Costa Rica 54,754 compare
- 142 Lithuania 53,053 compare
- 143 Armenia, Republic of 51,128 compare
- 144 Jamaica 48,523 compare
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.28 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 16.59 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 17.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female 23.71 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.98 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 11.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 12.84 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release