School age population, primary education, female in SDG: Central Asia
SDG: Central Asia: School age population, primary education, female was 3.29 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.29 million
Change on year
up 2.0%
Rank
194th
of 221 groups
All-time high
3.29 million
in 2024
All-time low
2.16 million
in 2010
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, primary education, female in SDG: Central Asia, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, primary education, female in SDG: Central Asia stood at 3.29 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in SDG: Central Asia peaked at 3.29 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.16 million, in 2010.
SDG: Central Asia ranks 194th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, female in SDG: Central Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.17 million | — |
| 1971 | 2.18 million | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 2.19 million | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 2.18 million | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 2.17 million | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 2.17 million | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 2.17 million | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 2.18 million | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 2.20 million | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 2.23 million | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 2.26 million | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 2.28 million | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 2.30 million | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 2.31 million | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 2.33 million | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 2.34 million | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 2.35 million | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 2.36 million | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 2.38 million | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 2.40 million | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 2.43 million | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 2.46 million | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 2.51 million | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 2.55 million | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 2.59 million | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 2.79 million | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 2.87 million | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 2.80 million | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 2.77 million | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 2.73 million | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 2.70 million | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 2.69 million | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 2.65 million | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 2.61 million | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 2.54 million | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 2.47 million | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 2.39 million | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 2.30 million | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 2.23 million | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 2.17 million | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 2.16 million | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 2.17 million | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 2.21 million | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 2.27 million | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 2.38 million | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 2.50 million | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 2.62 million | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 2.75 million | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 2.87 million | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 2.94 million | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 3.01 million | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 3.07 million | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 3.14 million | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 3.23 million | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 3.29 million | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.18 million | 2.17 million | 2.23 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.33 million | 2.26 million | 2.40 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.65 million | 2.43 million | 2.87 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.48 million | 2.17 million | 2.70 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.49 million | 2.16 million | 2.94 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.15 million | 3.01 million | 3.29 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Central Asia
- 191 Curaçao 5,981 compare
- 192 Grenada 5,134 compare
- 193 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5,113 compare
- 194 Seychelles 5,036 compare
- 195 Aruba 3,744 compare
- 196 Antigua and Barbuda 3,639 compare
- 197 Dominica 2,779 compare
More education data for SDG: Central Asia
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 4.76 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 5.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 5.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 3.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 336,465 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 3.34 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.36 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.29 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in SDG: Central Asia?
- School age population, primary education, female in SDG: Central Asia was 3.29 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in SDG: Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.29 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in SDG: Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.16 million in 2010.
- How does SDG: Central Asia rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- SDG: Central Asia ranks 194th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in SDG: Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Central 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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February 2026 Data Release