School age population, pre-primary education, female in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: School age population, pre-primary education, female was 79.89 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
79.89 million number
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
5th
of 43 groups
All-time high
80.08 million number
in 2015
All-time low
35.69 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Early-demographic dividend, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Early-demographic dividend recorded 79.89 million number for school age population, pre-primary education, female in 2019.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 80.08 million number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 35.69 million number, in 1970.
That places Early-demographic dividend 5th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 35.69 million number | — |
| 1971 | 36.29 million number | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 37.16 million number | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 38.00 million number | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 38.78 million number | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 39.50 million number | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 40.21 million number | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 41.10 million number | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 42.05 million number | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 42.96 million number | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 43.77 million number | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 44.53 million number | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 45.51 million number | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 46.52 million number | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 47.50 million number | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 48.43 million number | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 49.45 million number | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 50.86 million number | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 52.08 million number | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 53.21 million number | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 54.11 million number | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 55.10 million number | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 55.90 million number | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 56.52 million number | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 56.96 million number | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 57.15 million number | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 57.37 million number | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 69.62 million number | +21.4% |
| 1998 | 73.40 million number | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 74.22 million number | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 74.37 million number | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 74.58 million number | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 75.06 million number | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 75.18 million number | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 75.56 million number | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 75.71 million number | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 75.56 million number | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 75.86 million number | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 76.41 million number | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 76.61 million number | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 76.78 million number | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 76.92 million number | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 77.48 million number | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 79.03 million number | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 79.12 million number | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 80.08 million number | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 79.91 million number | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 79.73 million number | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 80.08 million number | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 79.89 million number | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.17 million number | 35.69 million number | 42.96 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.18 million number | 43.77 million number | 53.21 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.03 million number | 54.11 million number | 74.22 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.49 million number | 74.37 million number | 76.61 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.90 million number | 76.78 million number | 80.08 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
More education data for Early-demographic dividend
- Population ages 15-64 66.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.9% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 105.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 13.97 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 105.0% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 106.2% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4142 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in Early-demographic dividend?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in Early-demographic dividend was 79.89 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 80.08 million number in 2015.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.69 million number in 1970.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 5th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Early-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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.