School age population, primary education, female (number) (population) in MDG: Southern Asia
MDG: Southern Asia: School age population, primary education, female (number) (population) was 87.47 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
87.47 million
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
46th
of 221 groups
All-time high
89.23 million
in 2018
All-time low
82.20 million
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School age population, primary education, female in MDG: Southern Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, primary education, female in MDG: Southern Asia stood at 87.47 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in MDG: Southern Asia peaked at 89.23 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 82.20 million, in 1999.
MDG: Southern Asia ranks 46th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, female (number) (population) in MDG: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 82.20 million | — |
| 2000 | 82.29 million | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 83.33 million | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 83.53 million | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 83.77 million | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 84.11 million | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 84.58 million | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 85.20 million | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 85.96 million | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 86.63 million | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 87.21 million | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 87.52 million | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 88.85 million | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 88.73 million | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 89.04 million | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 88.90 million | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 88.97 million | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 89.09 million | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 89.14 million | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 89.23 million | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 89.22 million | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 89.00 million | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 88.70 million | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 88.33 million | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 87.88 million | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 87.47 million | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.20 million | 82.20 million | 82.20 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 84.66 million | 82.29 million | 87.21 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.87 million | 87.52 million | 89.23 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.28 million | 87.47 million | 89.00 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 105.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 88.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 182.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 203.13 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in MDG: Southern Asia?
- School age population, primary education, female in MDG: Southern Asia was 87.47 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in MDG: Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 89.23 million in 2018.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in MDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.20 million in 1999.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- MDG: Southern Asia ranks 46th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release