School age population, pre-primary education, female in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: School age population, pre-primary education, female was 41.75 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
41.75 million number
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
11th
of 43 groups
All-time high
74.58 million number
in 1994
All-time low
39.51 million number
in 2013
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Late-demographic dividend, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Late-demographic dividend stood at 41.75 million number.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 74.58 million number in 1994 and was at its lowest, 39.51 million number, in 2013.
That places Late-demographic dividend 11th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 65.63 million number | — |
| 1971 | 67.34 million number | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 69.33 million number | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 71.19 million number | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 72.66 million number | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 73.19 million number | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 73.12 million number | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 72.39 million number | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 70.96 million number | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 69.13 million number | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 67.46 million number | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 65.82 million number | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 63.80 million number | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 61.64 million number | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 59.76 million number | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 59.01 million number | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 58.93 million number | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 59.95 million number | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 61.69 million number | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 63.84 million number | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 65.71 million number | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 67.33 million number | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 69.92 million number | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 72.60 million number | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 74.58 million number | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 73.56 million number | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 71.83 million number | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 67.56 million number | -5.9% |
| 1998 | 49.84 million number | -26.2% |
| 1999 | 44.57 million number | -10.6% |
| 2000 | 43.72 million number | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 42.15 million number | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 41.84 million number | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 42.17 million number | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 42.91 million number | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 41.75 million number | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 40.98 million number | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 40.42 million number | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 39.90 million number | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 39.62 million number | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 40.35 million number | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 40.12 million number | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 40.39 million number | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 39.51 million number | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 39.98 million number | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 40.35 million number | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 40.56 million number | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 41.01 million number | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 41.34 million number | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 41.75 million number | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 70.49 million number | 65.63 million number | 73.19 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.19 million number | 58.93 million number | 67.46 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.75 million number | 44.57 million number | 74.58 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.54 million number | 39.62 million number | 43.72 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.54 million number | 39.51 million number | 41.75 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
More education data for Late-demographic dividend
- Population ages 15-64 68.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.0% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.38 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 10.38 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0045 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 99.9% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.5306 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in Late-demographic dividend?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in Late-demographic dividend was 41.75 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 74.58 million number in 1994.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.51 million number in 2013.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 11th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Late-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.