School age population, primary education, female in IDA total
IDA total: School age population, primary education, female was 117.59 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, female in IDA total, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, female in IDA total is 117.59 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in IDA total peaked at 117.59 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 38.38 million number, in 1970.
IDA total ranks 7th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, female in IDA total, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 38.38 million number | — |
| 1971 | 39.35 million number | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 40.44 million number | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 41.47 million number | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 42.52 million number | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 43.35 million number | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 44.32 million number | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 45.29 million number | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 46.45 million number | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 47.63 million number | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 48.78 million number | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 49.98 million number | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 51.19 million number | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 52.63 million number | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 54.14 million number | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 55.61 million number | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 57.07 million number | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 58.93 million number | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 60.68 million number | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 62.45 million number | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 64.17 million number | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 65.87 million number | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 67.71 million number | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 69.58 million number | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 71.37 million number | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 73.00 million number | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 74.86 million number | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 76.69 million number | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 78.47 million number | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 79.97 million number | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 81.45 million number | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 82.91 million number | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 84.59 million number | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 85.98 million number | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 87.79 million number | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 89.57 million number | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 91.30 million number | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 93.17 million number | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 95.10 million number | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 97.03 million number | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 98.95 million number | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 100.83 million number | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 102.78 million number | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 104.81 million number | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 107.27 million number | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 109.30 million number | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 111.30 million number | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 113.40 million number | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 115.52 million number | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 117.59 million number | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 42.92 million number | 38.38 million number | 47.63 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 55.15 million number | 48.78 million number | 62.45 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.17 million number | 64.17 million number | 79.97 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.89 million number | 81.45 million number | 97.03 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 108.17 million number | 98.95 million number | 117.59 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 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 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 7.52 million number compare
- 9 Bangladesh 7.21 million number compare
- 10 Philippines 6.57 million number compare
More education data for IDA total
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7.15 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0037 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 7.15 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.0% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 98.5% (2024)
- Labor force, total 757.58 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in IDA total?
- School age population, primary education, female in IDA total was 117.59 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 117.59 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.38 million number in 1970.
- How does IDA total rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- IDA total ranks 7th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA total 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.