School age population, primary education, female (number) (population) in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): School age population, primary education, female (number) (population) was 16.04 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
16.04 million
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
148th
of 221 groups
All-time high
16.64 million
in 2010
All-time low
9.04 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, primary education, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) is 16.04 million, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) peaked at 16.64 million in 2010 and was at its lowest, 9.04 million, in 1970.
That places ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 148th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, female (number) (population) in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 9.04 million | — |
| 1971 | 9.26 million | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 9.44 million | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 9.67 million | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 9.89 million | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 10.11 million | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 10.30 million | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 10.46 million | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 10.72 million | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 10.98 million | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 11.25 million | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 11.45 million | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 11.31 million | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 11.52 million | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 11.70 million | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 11.93 million | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 12.14 million | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 12.39 million | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 12.66 million | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 12.99 million | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 13.32 million | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 13.59 million | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 13.84 million | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 14.12 million | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 14.35 million | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 14.55 million | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 14.72 million | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 14.89 million | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 15.06 million | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 15.18 million | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 15.28 million | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 15.32 million | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 15.44 million | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 15.67 million | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 15.85 million | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 16.01 million | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 16.19 million | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 16.37 million | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 16.47 million | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 16.59 million | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 16.64 million | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 16.64 million | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 16.62 million | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 16.53 million | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 16.43 million | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 16.34 million | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 16.20 million | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 16.06 million | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 15.99 million | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 15.92 million | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 15.91 million | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 15.94 million | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 15.97 million | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 15.97 million | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 16.04 million | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.99 million | 9.04 million | 10.98 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.93 million | 11.25 million | 12.99 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.36 million | 13.32 million | 15.18 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.92 million | 15.28 million | 16.59 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.34 million | 15.92 million | 16.64 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.96 million | 15.91 million | 16.04 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.489 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.4733 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.95 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8789 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- School age population, primary education, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 16.04 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The highest recorded value was 16.64 million in 2010.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.04 million in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 148th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release