School age population, pre-primary education, female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend: School age population, pre-primary education, female was 35.93 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
35.93 million
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
50th
of 221 groups
All-time high
35.93 million
in 2024
All-time low
10.33 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, pre-primary education, female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend is 35.93 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend peaked at 35.93 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.33 million, in 1970.
WB: Pre-demographic Dividend ranks 50th of 221 groups on this measure, 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: Pre-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 10.33 million | — |
| 1971 | 10.61 million | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 10.90 million | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 11.21 million | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 11.48 million | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 11.82 million | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 12.30 million | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 12.74 million | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 13.03 million | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 13.45 million | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 13.88 million | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 14.39 million | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 14.87 million | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 15.10 million | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 15.51 million | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 15.94 million | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 16.35 million | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 16.80 million | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 17.22 million | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 17.64 million | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 18.07 million | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 18.45 million | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 18.89 million | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 19.39 million | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 20.23 million | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 20.74 million | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 21.24 million | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 21.46 million | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 23.53 million | +9.6% |
| 1999 | 20.34 million | -13.5% |
| 2000 | 20.93 million | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 21.53 million | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 22.13 million | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 22.76 million | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 23.45 million | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 24.17 million | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 24.91 million | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 24.75 million | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 25.41 million | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 26.15 million | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 26.94 million | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 27.75 million | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 28.56 million | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 29.36 million | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 30.15 million | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 30.91 million | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 31.63 million | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 32.96 million | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 33.59 million | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 34.20 million | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 34.13 million | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 34.68 million | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 35.19 million | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 35.73 million | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 35.93 million | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.79 million | 10.33 million | 13.45 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.77 million | 13.88 million | 17.64 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.23 million | 18.07 million | 23.53 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.62 million | 20.93 million | 26.15 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.61 million | 26.94 million | 34.20 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.13 million | 34.13 million | 35.93 million | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Pre-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.13 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.62 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.46 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.35 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.04 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6422 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 4.66 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend was 35.93 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 35.93 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.33 million in 1970.
- How does WB: Pre-demographic Dividend rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- WB: Pre-demographic Dividend ranks 50th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in WB: Pre-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Pre-demographic Dividend 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