What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?

The highest recorded value was 163.37 million in 2023.

What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?

The lowest recorded value was 96.66 million in 1970.

How does ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank for school age population, primary education, female?

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 16th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.

Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?

Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

School age population, primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

Name: School age population, primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
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ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438): School age population, primary education, female was 163.23 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

163.23 million

Change on year

down 0.1%

Rank

16th

of 221 groups

All-time high

163.37 million

in 2023

All-time low

96.66 million

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2024

School age population, primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 1970–2024

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) is 163.23 million, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) peaked at 163.37 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 96.66 million, in 1970.

That places ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 16th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

School age population, primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), year by year

Annual values for School age population, primary education, female (number) in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 1970 to 2024.
Year	Value	Change
1970	96.66 million	—
1971	97.69 million	+1.1%
1972	98.25 million	+0.6%
1973	99.28 million	+1.0%
1974	100.24 million	+1.0%
1975	101.19 million	+0.9%
1976	102.18 million	+1.0%
1977	103.23 million	+1.0%
1978	104.39 million	+1.1%
1979	105.62 million	+1.2%
1980	106.93 million	+1.2%
1981	108.29 million	+1.3%
1982	109.45 million	+1.1%
1983	110.92 million	+1.3%
1984	112.36 million	+1.3%
1985	113.97 million	+1.4%
1986	115.70 million	+1.5%
1987	117.58 million	+1.6%
1988	119.50 million	+1.6%
1989	121.49 million	+1.7%
1990	122.76 million	+1.0%
1991	124.88 million	+1.7%
1992	126.51 million	+1.3%
1993	128.07 million	+1.2%
1994	129.22 million	+0.9%
1995	130.27 million	+0.8%
1996	131.32 million	+0.8%
1997	132.50 million	+0.9%
1998	133.25 million	+0.6%
1999	133.93 million	+0.5%
2000	134.44 million	+0.4%
2001	135.96 million	+1.1%
2002	136.46 million	+0.4%
2003	137.10 million	+0.5%
2004	137.66 million	+0.4%
2005	139.32 million	+1.2%
2006	140.33 million	+0.7%
2007	142.23 million	+1.4%
2008	143.75 million	+1.1%
2009	144.84 million	+0.8%
2010	146.22 million	+1.0%
2011	148.65 million	+1.7%
2012	149.63 million	+0.7%
2013	151.18 million	+1.0%
2014	152.41 million	+0.8%
2015	153.91 million	+1.0%
2016	155.54 million	+1.1%
2017	157.19 million	+1.1%
2018	158.84 million	+1.0%
2019	160.36 million	+1.0%
2020	161.41 million	+0.7%
2021	162.22 million	+0.5%
2022	162.98 million	+0.5%
2023	163.37 million	+0.2%
2024	163.23 million	-0.1%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	100.87 million	96.66 million	105.62 million	10
1980s	113.62 million	106.93 million	121.49 million	10
1990s	129.27 million	122.76 million	133.93 million	10
2000s	139.21 million	134.44 million	144.84 million	10
2010s	153.39 million	146.22 million	160.36 million	10
2020s	162.64 million	161.41 million	163.37 million	5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

13 Mexico 6.33 million compare
14 Tanzania, United Republic of 6.27 million compare
15 Uganda 4.84 million compare
16 Iran, Islamic Republic of 4.40 million compare
17 Kenya 4.05 million compare
18 Viet Nam 3.89 million compare
19 Sudan 3.88 million compare

See the full ranking of 443 places →

More education data for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.74 million (2024)
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.5884 % change on previous year (2024)
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 143.09 million (2024)
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4555 % change on previous year (2024)
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 135.85 million (2024)
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 278.94 million (2024)
Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.84 % change on previous year (2024)
Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 82.99 million (2024)

All data for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) →

Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?: School age population, primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) was 163.23 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?: The highest recorded value was 163.37 million in 2023.
What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?: The lowest recorded value was 96.66 million in 1970.
How does ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank for school age population, primary education, female?: ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 16th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?: Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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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: 16 August 2026

February 2026 Data Release