School age population, pre-primary education, female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): School age population, pre-primary education, female was 45.41 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
45.41 million
Change on year
down 6.5%
Rank
26th
of 221 groups
All-time high
75.06 million
in 1975
All-time low
45.41 million
in 2024
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, pre-primary education, female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) is 45.41 million, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 75.06 million in 1975 and was at its lowest, 45.41 million, in 2024.
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 26th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 72.59 million | — |
| 1971 | 70.43 million | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 71.53 million | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 72.31 million | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 73.69 million | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 75.06 million | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 74.19 million | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 73.22 million | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 71.08 million | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 68.60 million | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 66.05 million | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 63.12 million | -4.4% |
| 1982 | 61.08 million | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 60.52 million | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 60.70 million | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 62.02 million | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 64.16 million | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 64.56 million | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 65.38 million | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 66.32 million | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 67.20 million | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 70.14 million | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 71.58 million | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 72.82 million | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 73.62 million | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 71.25 million | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 68.64 million | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 65.30 million | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 51.22 million | -21.6% |
| 1999 | 51.86 million | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 50.85 million | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 49.81 million | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 48.80 million | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 47.71 million | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 47.49 million | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 47.02 million | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 46.39 million | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 45.70 million | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 46.02 million | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 46.34 million | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 46.91 million | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 47.35 million | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 48.25 million | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 50.38 million | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 50.80 million | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 50.96 million | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 51.61 million | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 52.14 million | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 52.91 million | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 52.19 million | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 51.97 million | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 51.60 million | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 50.48 million | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 48.57 million | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 45.41 million | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 72.27 million | 68.60 million | 75.06 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.39 million | 60.52 million | 66.32 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.36 million | 51.22 million | 73.62 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.61 million | 45.70 million | 50.85 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.35 million | 46.91 million | 52.91 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.60 million | 45.41 million | 51.97 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 233.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 112.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9825 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 113.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 237.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 120.91 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) was 45.41 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 75.06 million in 1975.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.41 million in 2024.
- How does WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 26th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Upper 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