School age population, pre-primary education, female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): School age population, pre-primary education, female was 71.44 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
71.44 million
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
16th
of 221 groups
All-time high
73.03 million
in 2019
All-time low
54.07 million
in 1977
Years of data
48
1977–2024
School age population, pre-primary education, female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), 1977–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) recorded 71.44 million for school age population, pre-primary education, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 73.03 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 54.07 million, in 1977.
That places WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 16th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 54.07 million | — |
| 1978 | 54.58 million | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 55.07 million | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 55.57 million | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 56.13 million | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 56.74 million | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 57.37 million | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 58.02 million | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 58.70 million | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 59.44 million | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 60.31 million | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 60.99 million | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 61.56 million | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 62.07 million | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 62.51 million | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 62.93 million | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 63.39 million | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 63.88 million | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 64.41 million | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 64.86 million | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 64.91 million | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 68.93 million | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 65.35 million | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 65.54 million | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 66.36 million | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 66.69 million | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 66.82 million | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 67.46 million | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 68.15 million | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 68.66 million | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 68.28 million | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 68.36 million | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 68.33 million | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 68.57 million | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 69.60 million | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 70.41 million | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 70.92 million | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 71.37 million | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 71.61 million | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 71.72 million | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 72.86 million | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 72.99 million | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 73.03 million | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 72.11 million | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 72.12 million | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 71.86 million | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 71.63 million | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 71.44 million | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 54.57 million | 54.07 million | 55.07 million | 3 |
| 1980s | 58.48 million | 55.57 million | 61.56 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.32 million | 62.07 million | 68.93 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.46 million | 65.54 million | 68.66 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.31 million | 68.57 million | 73.03 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.83 million | 71.44 million | 72.12 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 76.39 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 129.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2835 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 136.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8413 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 81.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 38.39 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) was 71.44 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 73.03 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.07 million in 1977.
- How does WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 16th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Lower Middle 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