School age population, primary education, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428): School age population, primary education, female was 83.08 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) is 83.08 million, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) peaked at 86.07 million in 2011 and was at its lowest, 77.80 million, in 1999.
That places ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 55th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.80 million | 77.80 million | 77.80 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 81.46 million | 78.11 million | 84.44 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.46 million | 84.75 million | 86.07 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.06 million | 83.08 million | 84.98 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- 52 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de 1.47 million compare
- 53 Uzbekistan, Republic of 1.36 million compare
- 54 Nepal 1.34 million compare
- 55 Spain 1.34 million compare
- 56 Senegal 1.32 million compare
- 57 Canada 1.29 million compare
- 58 Syrian Arab Republic 1.25 million compare
More education data for ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.43 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 84.88 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 91.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 53.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female 92.53 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 72.30 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 66.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 51.70 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- School age population, primary education, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) was 83.08 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The highest recorded value was 86.07 million in 2011.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.80 million in 1999.
- How does ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 55th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 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