School age population, pre-primary education, female in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: School age population, pre-primary education, female was 16.13 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
16.13 million number
Change on year
down 1.2%
Rank
26th
of 43 groups
All-time high
20.63 million number
in 1970
All-time low
15.46 million number
in 2004
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Post-demographic dividend, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Post-demographic dividend recorded 16.13 million number for school age population, pre-primary education, female in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 20.63 million number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 15.46 million number, in 2004.
That places Post-demographic dividend 26th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 20.63 million number | — |
| 1971 | 20.38 million number | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 20.09 million number | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 19.74 million number | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 19.40 million number | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 19.24 million number | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 19.14 million number | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 19.05 million number | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 18.98 million number | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 18.89 million number | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 18.62 million number | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 18.36 million number | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 18.09 million number | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 17.80 million number | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 17.55 million number | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 17.44 million number | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 17.36 million number | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 17.34 million number | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 17.42 million number | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 17.50 million number | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 17.44 million number | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 17.37 million number | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 17.37 million number | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 17.42 million number | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 17.36 million number | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 17.27 million number | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 17.16 million number | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 17.10 million number | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 16.72 million number | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 16.52 million number | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 16.32 million number | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 16.13 million number | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 15.92 million number | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 15.52 million number | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 15.46 million number | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 15.49 million number | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 15.51 million number | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 15.52 million number | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 15.49 million number | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 15.53 million number | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 16.05 million number | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 16.23 million number | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 16.40 million number | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 16.50 million number | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 16.58 million number | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 16.53 million number | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 16.45 million number | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 16.43 million number | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 16.33 million number | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 16.13 million number | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.55 million number | 18.89 million number | 20.63 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.75 million number | 17.34 million number | 18.62 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.17 million number | 16.52 million number | 17.44 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.69 million number | 15.46 million number | 16.32 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.36 million number | 16.05 million number | 16.58 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
- 23 Yemen 1.18 million number compare
- 24 Sudan 1.18 million number compare
- 25 France 1.16 million number compare
- 26 Germany 1.12 million number compare
- 27 Côte d'Ivoire 1.12 million number compare
- 28 Philippines 1.12 million number compare
- 29 Madagascar 1.11 million number compare
More education data for Post-demographic dividend
- Population ages 0-14 14.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.8% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.08 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5.08 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 99.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 99.6% (2024)
- Labor force, female 46.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in Post-demographic dividend?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in Post-demographic dividend was 16.13 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 20.63 million number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.46 million number in 2004.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 26th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Post-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.