School age population, primary education, female in GPE: Region 1
GPE: Region 1: School age population, primary education, female was 52.81 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
52.81 million
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
77th
of 221 groups
All-time high
52.81 million
in 2024
All-time low
14.46 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, primary education, female in GPE: Region 1, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, primary education, female in GPE: Region 1 stood at 52.81 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in GPE: Region 1 peaked at 52.81 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.46 million, in 1970.
That places GPE: Region 1 77th 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 GPE: Region 1, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 14.46 million | — |
| 1971 | 14.83 million | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 15.19 million | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 15.55 million | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 15.92 million | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 16.20 million | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 16.60 million | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 16.92 million | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 17.31 million | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 17.77 million | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 18.21 million | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 18.61 million | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 19.12 million | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 19.61 million | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 20.14 million | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 20.70 million | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 21.28 million | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 22.07 million | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 22.70 million | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 23.29 million | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 23.19 million | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 23.74 million | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 24.24 million | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 24.94 million | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 25.55 million | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 26.18 million | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 26.81 million | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 27.66 million | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 28.45 million | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 29.08 million | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 29.74 million | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 30.41 million | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 31.13 million | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 31.94 million | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 32.77 million | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 34.50 million | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 35.40 million | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 36.86 million | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 37.85 million | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 38.89 million | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 39.94 million | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 40.98 million | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 42.02 million | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 43.26 million | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 44.23 million | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 45.31 million | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 46.36 million | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 47.41 million | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 48.39 million | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 49.35 million | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 50.26 million | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 51.13 million | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 52.01 million | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 52.34 million | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 52.81 million | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.07 million | 14.46 million | 17.77 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.57 million | 18.21 million | 23.29 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.98 million | 23.19 million | 29.08 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.95 million | 29.74 million | 38.89 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.72 million | 39.94 million | 49.35 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.71 million | 50.26 million | 52.81 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Region 1
More education data for GPE: Region 1
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.59 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.6% (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.43 million (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.3% (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 20.92 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 18.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female 51.38 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 20.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 19.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 8.31 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in GPE: Region 1?
- School age population, primary education, female in GPE: Region 1 was 52.81 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in GPE: Region 1?
- The highest recorded value was 52.81 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in GPE: Region 1?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.46 million in 1970.
- How does GPE: Region 1 rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- GPE: Region 1 ranks 77th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in GPE: Region 1?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Region 1 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