School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) in IDA blend
IDA blend: School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) was 13.37 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, female in IDA blend, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, pre-primary education, female in IDA blend stood at 13.37 million number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in IDA blend peaked at 13.37 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.25 million number, in 1970.
That places IDA blend 30th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.25 million number | — |
| 1971 | 6.40 million number | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 6.58 million number | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 6.75 million number | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 6.91 million number | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 7.09 million number | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 7.29 million number | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 7.55 million number | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 7.83 million number | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 8.10 million number | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 8.34 million number | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 8.60 million number | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 8.90 million number | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 9.21 million number | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 9.50 million number | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 9.75 million number | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 10.03 million number | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 10.51 million number | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 10.83 million number | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 11.12 million number | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 11.38 million number | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 11.64 million number | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 11.95 million number | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 12.24 million number | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 12.49 million number | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 12.67 million number | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 12.86 million number | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 12.75 million number | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 13.06 million number | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 9.60 million number | -26.5% |
| 2000 | 9.71 million number | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 9.83 million number | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 9.97 million number | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 10.10 million number | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 10.19 million number | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 10.29 million number | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 10.40 million number | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 10.55 million number | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 10.70 million number | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 10.88 million number | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 11.07 million number | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 11.27 million number | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 11.85 million number | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 12.12 million number | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 12.38 million number | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 12.57 million number | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 12.77 million number | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 12.99 million number | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 13.19 million number | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 13.37 million number | +1.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) in IDA blend changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -26.5% | 13.06 million number | 9.60 million number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.08 million number | 6.25 million number | 8.10 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.68 million number | 8.34 million number | 11.12 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.07 million number | 9.60 million number | 13.06 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.26 million number | 9.71 million number | 10.88 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.36 million number | 11.07 million number | 13.37 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
- 27 Cote d'Ivoire 1.12 million number compare
- 28 Philippines 1.12 million number compare
- 29 Madagascar 1.11 million number compare
- 30 Zambia 1.11 million number compare
- 31 Thailand 1.10 million number compare
- 32 Argentina 1.10 million number compare
- 33 Colombia 1.08 million number compare
More education data for IDA blend
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 51.87 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 86.20 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.26 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1273 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.0766 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in IDA blend?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in IDA blend was 13.37 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 13.37 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.25 million number in 1970.
- How does IDA blend rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- IDA blend ranks 30th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA blend 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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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.