School age population, primary education, female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417): School age population, primary education, female was 7.56 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) is 7.56 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) peaked at 7.56 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.15 million, in 2009.
That places ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 181st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 6.05 million | — |
| 2000 | 6.00 million | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 5.65 million | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 5.40 million | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 5.20 million | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 5.83 million | +12.1% |
| 2005 | 5.66 million | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 5.49 million | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 5.29 million | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 5.20 million | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 5.15 million | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 5.18 million | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 5.30 million | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 5.41 million | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 5.54 million | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 5.67 million | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 5.90 million | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 6.15 million | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 6.42 million | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 6.70 million | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 6.88 million | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 7.06 million | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 7.21 million | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 7.36 million | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 7.51 million | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 7.56 million | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.05 million | 6.05 million | 6.05 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.49 million | 5.15 million | 6.00 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.91 million | 5.18 million | 6.88 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.34 million | 7.06 million | 7.56 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
More education data for ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 10.74 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 5.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 11.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 9.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 742,097 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 7.80 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 3.21 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 3.03 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- School age population, primary education, female in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) was 7.56 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.56 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.15 million in 2009.
- How does ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ranks 181st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 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