School age population, pre-primary education, female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc): School age population, pre-primary education, female was 34.86 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
34.86 million
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
51st
of 221 groups
All-time high
34.86 million
in 2024
All-time low
8.88 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, pre-primary education, female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) is 34.86 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) peaked at 34.86 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.88 million, in 1970.
That places WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 51st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8.88 million | — |
| 1971 | 9.11 million | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 9.36 million | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 9.60 million | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 9.81 million | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 10.06 million | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 10.43 million | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 10.69 million | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 10.85 million | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 11.13 million | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 11.41 million | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 11.77 million | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 12.17 million | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 12.31 million | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 12.64 million | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 12.96 million | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 13.36 million | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 13.69 million | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 14.02 million | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 14.38 million | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 14.78 million | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 15.20 million | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 15.68 million | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 16.15 million | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 16.92 million | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 17.38 million | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 17.83 million | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 18.50 million | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 19.99 million | +8.1% |
| 1999 | 20.59 million | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 21.16 million | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 21.72 million | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 22.28 million | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 22.86 million | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 23.49 million | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 24.13 million | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 24.70 million | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 25.19 million | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 25.82 million | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 26.48 million | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 27.22 million | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 27.94 million | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 28.64 million | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 29.35 million | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 29.94 million | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 30.59 million | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 31.23 million | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 31.49 million | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 32.10 million | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 32.72 million | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 32.70 million | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 33.38 million | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 34.05 million | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 34.72 million | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 34.86 million | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.99 million | 8.88 million | 11.13 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.87 million | 11.41 million | 14.38 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.30 million | 14.78 million | 20.59 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.79 million | 21.16 million | 26.48 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.12 million | 27.22 million | 32.72 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.94 million | 32.70 million | 34.86 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
- 48 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 726,270 compare
- 49 Senegal 696,353 compare
- 50 Syria 667,943 compare
- 51 Burundi 637,756 compare
- 52 Kazakhstan 635,817 compare
- 53 Italy 630,022 compare
- 54 Iran, Islamic Republic of 628,473 compare
More education data for WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.79 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.13 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.19 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.57 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.23 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.34 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.73 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.88 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) was 34.86 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The highest recorded value was 34.86 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.88 million in 1970.
- How does WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 51st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 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