School age population, pre-primary education, female in WB: Low Income (july 2025)
WB: Low Income (july 2025): School age population, pre-primary education, female was 29.39 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
29.39 million
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
68th
of 221 groups
All-time high
29.39 million
in 2024
All-time low
7.49 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, pre-primary education, female in WB: Low Income (july 2025), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Low Income (july 2025) recorded 29.39 million for school age population, pre-primary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in WB: Low Income (july 2025) peaked at 29.39 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.49 million, in 1970.
WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 68th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 in WB: Low Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.49 million | — |
| 1971 | 7.69 million | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 7.91 million | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 8.12 million | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 8.31 million | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 8.50 million | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 8.68 million | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 8.95 million | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 9.00 million | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 9.16 million | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 9.34 million | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 9.59 million | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 9.84 million | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 9.89 million | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 10.16 million | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 10.43 million | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 10.69 million | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 10.95 million | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 11.21 million | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 11.50 million | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 11.84 million | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 12.19 million | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 12.58 million | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 12.98 million | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 13.67 million | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 14.04 million | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 14.42 million | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 15.01 million | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 16.53 million | +10.2% |
| 1999 | 17.04 million | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 17.51 million | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 17.95 million | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 18.40 million | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 18.87 million | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 19.37 million | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 19.90 million | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 20.43 million | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 20.82 million | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 21.35 million | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 21.91 million | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 22.53 million | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 23.14 million | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 23.75 million | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 24.37 million | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 24.82 million | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 25.30 million | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 25.78 million | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 25.89 million | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 26.29 million | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 26.69 million | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 27.37 million | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 27.96 million | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 28.60 million | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 29.27 million | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 29.39 million | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.38 million | 7.49 million | 9.16 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.36 million | 9.34 million | 11.50 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.03 million | 11.84 million | 17.04 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.65 million | 17.51 million | 21.91 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.86 million | 22.53 million | 26.69 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.52 million | 27.37 million | 29.39 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Low Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Low Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.25 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8586 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.68 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.16 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.75 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.76 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.5 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in WB: Low Income (july 2025) was 29.39 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 29.39 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.49 million in 1970.
- How does WB: Low Income (july 2025) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 68th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Low Income (july 2025) 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