School age population, primary education, female in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: School age population, primary education, female was 77.69 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
77.69 million number
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
19th
of 43 groups
All-time high
97.02 million number
in 1998
All-time low
73.47 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, primary education, female in Late-demographic dividend, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Late-demographic dividend recorded 77.69 million number for school age population, primary education, female in 2019.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 97.02 million number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 73.47 million number, in 1970.
Late-demographic dividend ranks 19th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, female in Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 73.47 million number | — |
| 1971 | 76.10 million number | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 78.57 million number | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 81.13 million number | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 83.82 million number | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 86.59 million number | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 89.28 million number | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 91.81 million number | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 93.69 million number | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 94.19 million number | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 94.32 million number | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 93.44 million number | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 92.55 million number | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 91.17 million number | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 89.27 million number | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 86.89 million number | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 84.25 million number | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 81.90 million number | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 80.17 million number | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 79.30 million number | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 79.42 million number | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 80.75 million number | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 81.73 million number | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 83.38 million number | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 85.86 million number | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 89.17 million number | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 92.75 million number | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 96.17 million number | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 97.02 million number | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 95.29 million number | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 92.57 million number | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 86.96 million number | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 81.96 million number | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 77.77 million number | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 83.77 million number | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 81.73 million number | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 80.63 million number | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 79.42 million number | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 78.00 million number | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 76.72 million number | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 75.86 million number | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 74.63 million number | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 73.83 million number | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 75.05 million number | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 75.21 million number | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 75.44 million number | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 75.70 million number | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 76.17 million number | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 76.71 million number | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 77.69 million number | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 84.87 million number | 73.47 million number | 94.19 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 87.33 million number | 79.30 million number | 94.32 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.15 million number | 79.42 million number | 97.02 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.95 million number | 76.72 million number | 92.57 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.63 million number | 73.83 million number | 77.69 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
- 16 Kenya 4.13 million number compare
- 17 South Africa 3.92 million number compare
- 18 Iran, Islamic Republic of 3.84 million number compare
- 19 Viet Nam 3.51 million number compare
- 20 Russian Federation 3.44 million number compare
- 21 Sudan 3.30 million number compare
- 22 Afghanistan 3.12 million number compare
More education data for Late-demographic dividend
- Population ages 15-64 68.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.0% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.38 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 10.38 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0045 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 99.9% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.5306 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in Late-demographic dividend?
- School age population, primary education, female in Late-demographic dividend was 77.69 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 97.02 million number in 1998.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.47 million number in 1970.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 19th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Late-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.