School age population, primary education, female in WB: Low Income (july 2025)
WB: Low Income (july 2025): School age population, primary education, female was 56.97 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
56.97 million
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
71st
of 221 groups
All-time high
56.97 million
in 2024
All-time low
15.02 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, primary education, female in WB: Low Income (july 2025), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, primary education, female in WB: Low Income (july 2025) stood at 56.97 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in WB: Low Income (july 2025) peaked at 56.97 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.02 million, in 1970.
That places WB: Low Income (july 2025) 71st 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 WB: Low Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 15.02 million | — |
| 1971 | 15.40 million | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 15.80 million | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 16.15 million | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 16.57 million | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 16.89 million | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 17.33 million | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 17.65 million | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 18.02 million | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 18.47 million | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 18.81 million | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 19.03 million | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 19.27 million | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 19.58 million | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 19.98 million | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 20.46 million | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 20.95 million | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 21.65 million | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 22.20 million | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 22.77 million | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 23.35 million | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 23.87 million | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 24.41 million | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 25.14 million | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 25.94 million | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 26.79 million | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 27.61 million | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 28.63 million | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 29.70 million | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 30.65 million | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 31.66 million | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 32.59 million | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 33.64 million | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 34.37 million | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 35.42 million | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 36.41 million | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 37.44 million | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 38.48 million | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 39.46 million | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 40.54 million | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 41.68 million | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 42.82 million | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 43.99 million | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 45.33 million | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 47.10 million | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 48.35 million | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 49.55 million | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 50.76 million | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 51.93 million | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 53.09 million | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 54.19 million | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 55.22 million | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 56.21 million | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 56.73 million | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 56.97 million | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.73 million | 15.02 million | 18.47 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.47 million | 18.81 million | 22.77 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.61 million | 23.35 million | 30.65 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.00 million | 31.66 million | 40.54 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.46 million | 41.68 million | 53.09 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.86 million | 54.19 million | 56.97 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Low Income (july 2025)
- 68 Rwanda 1.02 million compare
- 69 Ecuador 908,634 compare
- 70 South Sudan 880,605 compare
- 71 Sri Lanka 821,018 compare
- 72 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 815,099 compare
- 73 Kazakhstan 796,302 compare
- 74 Poland 738,764 compare
More education data for WB: Low Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.02 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.16 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.75 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.25 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.76 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.5 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.49 million (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- School age population, primary education, female in WB: Low Income (july 2025) was 56.97 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 56.97 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.02 million in 1970.
- How does WB: Low Income (july 2025) rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 71st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Low Income (july 2025) 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