School age population, primary education, female in IDA only

IDA only: School age population, primary education, female was 79.31 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
79.31 million number
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
17th
of 43 groups
All-time high
79.31 million number
in 2019
All-time low
27.05 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

School age population, primary education, female in IDA only, 1970–2019

20.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M197019942019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

IDA only recorded 79.31 million number for school age population, primary education, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in IDA only peaked at 79.31 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 27.05 million number, in 1970.

IDA only ranks 17th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 30.02 million number 27.05 million number 33.02 million number 10
1980s 37.58 million number 33.70 million number 42.19 million number 10
1990s 48.55 million number 43.32 million number 53.71 million number 10
2000s 60.16 million number 54.78 million number 66.04 million number 10
2010s 73.43 million number 67.39 million number 79.31 million number 10

Countries ranked near IDA only

  1. 14 Tanzania, United Republic of 5.57 million number compare
  2. 15 Uganda 4.67 million number compare
  3. 16 Kenya 4.13 million number compare
  4. 17 South Africa 3.92 million number compare
  5. 18 Iran 3.84 million number compare
  6. 19 Viet Nam 3.51 million number compare
  7. 20 Russia 3.44 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, primary education, female in IDA only?
School age population, primary education, female in IDA only was 79.31 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in IDA only?
The highest recorded value was 79.31 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in IDA only?
The lowest recorded value was 27.05 million number in 1970.
How does IDA only rank for school age population, primary education, female?
IDA only ranks 17th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in IDA only?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this IDA only 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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Indicator
School age population, primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.