School age population, pre-primary education, female in Low income
Low income: School age population, pre-primary education, female was 26.83 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
26.83 million number
Change on year
up 1.8%
Rank
22nd
of 43 groups
All-time high
26.83 million number
in 2019
All-time low
7.78 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Low income, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Low income recorded 26.83 million number for school age population, pre-primary education, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Low income peaked at 26.83 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.78 million number, in 1970.
Low income ranks 22nd of 43 groups on this measure, 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 in Low income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.78 million number | — |
| 1971 | 7.96 million number | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 8.20 million number | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 8.45 million number | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 8.68 million number | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 8.88 million number | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 9.05 million number | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 9.28 million number | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 9.39 million number | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 9.59 million number | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 9.76 million number | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 10.05 million number | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 10.34 million number | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 10.39 million number | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 10.63 million number | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 10.87 million number | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 11.24 million number | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 11.61 million number | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 12.00 million number | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 12.37 million number | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 12.69 million number | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 12.99 million number | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 13.36 million number | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 13.70 million number | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 14.31 million number | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 14.60 million number | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 14.87 million number | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 15.44 million number | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 16.94 million number | +9.7% |
| 1999 | 17.34 million number | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 17.76 million number | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 18.19 million number | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 18.73 million number | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 19.26 million number | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 19.78 million number | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 20.26 million number | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 20.76 million number | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 21.21 million number | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 21.76 million number | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 22.29 million number | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 22.80 million number | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 23.30 million number | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 23.84 million number | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 24.37 million number | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 24.86 million number | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 25.27 million number | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 25.71 million number | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 25.88 million number | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 26.36 million number | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 26.83 million number | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.73 million number | 7.78 million number | 9.59 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.93 million number | 9.76 million number | 12.37 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.62 million number | 12.69 million number | 17.34 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.00 million number | 17.76 million number | 22.29 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.92 million number | 22.80 million number | 26.83 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 19 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.70 million number compare
- 20 Mozambique 1.43 million number compare
- 21 Uzbekistan 1.31 million number compare
- 22 Niger 1.18 million number compare
- 23 Yemen 1.18 million number compare
- 24 Sudan 1.18 million number compare
- 25 France 1.16 million number compare
More education data for Low income
- Population ages 15-64 55.8% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 40.9% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.88 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 94.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.6% (2024)
- Labor force, female 43.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in Low income?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in Low income was 26.83 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 26.83 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.78 million number in 1970.
- How does Low income rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- Low income ranks 22nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low income 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.