School age population, primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): School age population, primary education, female was 76.66 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
76.66 million
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
60th
of 221 groups
All-time high
87.95 million
in 1980
All-time low
60.43 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) stood at 76.66 million.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) peaked at 87.95 million in 1980 and was at its lowest, 60.43 million, in 1970.
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 60th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 60.43 million | — |
| 1971 | 65.76 million | +8.8% |
| 1972 | 71.36 million | +8.5% |
| 1973 | 77.15 million | +8.1% |
| 1974 | 83.05 million | +7.6% |
| 1975 | 83.90 million | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 83.83 million | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 84.83 million | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 86.08 million | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 86.89 million | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 87.95 million | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 86.83 million | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 85.08 million | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 81.95 million | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 79.08 million | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 75.89 million | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 73.05 million | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 71.48 million | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 71.24 million | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 71.79 million | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 73.91 million | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 74.82 million | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 75.81 million | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 76.99 million | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 78.58 million | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 80.09 million | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 82.08 million | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 83.72 million | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 85.25 million | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 83.55 million | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 80.52 million | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 77.34 million | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 73.63 million | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 69.40 million | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 76.02 million | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 74.19 million | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 72.62 million | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 71.63 million | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 70.57 million | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 69.67 million | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 69.03 million | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 68.53 million | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 68.48 million | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 67.79 million | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 68.40 million | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 69.42 million | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 70.61 million | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 71.66 million | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 72.63 million | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 74.15 million | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 75.09 million | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 75.92 million | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 76.01 million | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 76.39 million | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 76.66 million | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 78.33 million | 60.43 million | 86.89 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 78.44 million | 71.24 million | 87.95 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.48 million | 73.91 million | 85.25 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.56 million | 69.40 million | 80.52 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.07 million | 67.79 million | 74.15 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.01 million | 75.09 million | 76.66 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 85.23 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4426 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 91.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- School age population, primary education, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) was 76.66 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The highest recorded value was 87.95 million in 1980.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.43 million in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 60th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 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