School age population, primary education, female in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: School age population, primary education, female was 162.59 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, female in Early-demographic dividend, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Early-demographic dividend recorded 162.59 million number for school age population, primary education, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 162.59 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 86.47 million number, in 1970.
That places Early-demographic dividend 6th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 95.71 million number | 86.47 million number | 105.37 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 119.00 million number | 107.65 million number | 131.22 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 143.53 million number | 133.50 million number | 150.30 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 153.65 million number | 150.80 million number | 156.54 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 159.94 million number | 157.09 million number | 162.59 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
- 3 Nigeria 16.44 million number compare
- 4 Indonesia 13.62 million number compare
- 5 Pakistan 12.09 million number compare
- 6 United States 12.06 million number compare
- 7 Ethiopia 8.45 million number compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of Congo 7.52 million number compare
- 9 Bangladesh 7.21 million number compare
More education data for Early-demographic dividend
- Population ages 15-64 66.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.9% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 105.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 13.97 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 105.0% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 106.2% (2024)
- Labor force, female 32.5% (2025)
- Labor force, total 1.49 billion (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9911 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 76.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in Early-demographic dividend?
- School age population, primary education, female in Early-demographic dividend was 162.59 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 162.59 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.47 million number in 1970.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 6th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.