School age population, primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439): School age population, primary education, female was 60.01 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
60.01 million
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
68th
of 221 groups
All-time high
60.01 million
in 2024
All-time low
15.72 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

School age population, primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 1970–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) is 60.01 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) peaked at 60.01 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.72 million, in 1970.

That places ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 68th 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 in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), year by year

Annual values for School age population, primary education, female (number) in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 15.72 million
1971 16.13 million +2.6%
1972 16.55 million +2.6%
1973 16.92 million +2.3%
1974 17.37 million +2.6%
1975 17.71 million +2.0%
1976 18.17 million +2.6%
1977 18.52 million +1.9%
1978 18.91 million +2.1%
1979 19.39 million +2.5%
1980 19.77 million +1.9%
1981 20.01 million +1.2%
1982 20.28 million +1.4%
1983 20.63 million +1.7%
1984 21.06 million +2.1%
1985 21.56 million +2.4%
1986 22.09 million +2.4%
1987 22.81 million +3.3%
1988 23.40 million +2.6%
1989 23.99 million +2.5%
1990 24.61 million +2.6%
1991 25.16 million +2.2%
1992 25.74 million +2.3%
1993 26.50 million +3.0%
1994 27.35 million +3.2%
1995 28.24 million +3.3%
1996 29.10 million +3.1%
1997 30.17 million +3.7%
1998 31.27 million +3.7%
1999 32.27 million +3.2%
2000 33.33 million +3.3%
2001 34.31 million +2.9%
2002 35.40 million +3.2%
2003 36.18 million +2.2%
2004 37.28 million +3.0%
2005 38.32 million +2.8%
2006 39.40 million +2.8%
2007 40.50 million +2.8%
2008 41.52 million +2.5%
2009 42.66 million +2.7%
2010 43.85 million +2.8%
2011 45.03 million +2.7%
2012 46.26 million +2.7%
2013 47.67 million +3.0%
2014 49.51 million +3.9%
2015 50.83 million +2.7%
2016 52.10 million +2.5%
2017 53.40 million +2.5%
2018 54.64 million +2.3%
2019 55.87 million +2.3%
2020 57.03 million +2.1%
2021 58.13 million +1.9%
2022 59.17 million +1.8%
2023 59.74 million +1.0%
2024 60.01 million +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 17.54 million 15.72 million 19.39 million 10
1980s 21.56 million 19.77 million 23.99 million 10
1990s 28.04 million 24.61 million 32.27 million 10
2000s 37.89 million 33.33 million 42.66 million 10
2010s 49.92 million 43.85 million 55.87 million 10
2020s 58.82 million 57.03 million 60.01 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)

  1. 65 Guinea 1.14 million compare
  2. 66 Australia 1.11 million compare
  3. 67 Cambodia 1.03 million compare
  4. 68 Rwanda 1.02 million compare
  5. 69 Ecuador 908,634 compare
  6. 70 South Sudan 880,605 compare
  7. 71 Sri Lanka 821,018 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
School age population, primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) was 60.01 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
The highest recorded value was 60.01 million in 2024.
What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
The lowest recorded value was 15.72 million in 1970.
How does ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) rank for school age population, primary education, female?
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 68th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 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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Indicator
School age population, primary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,724 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release