School age population, primary education, female in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: School age population, primary education, female was 75.34 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, female in Least developed countries, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, female in Least developed countries is 75.34 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Least developed countries peaked at 75.34 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 24.95 million number, in 1970.
That places Least developed countries 21st out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.60 million number | 24.95 million number | 30.28 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 34.35 million number | 30.89 million number | 38.50 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.34 million number | 39.53 million number | 49.11 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.77 million number | 50.13 million number | 62.00 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.43 million number | 63.37 million number | 75.34 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
- 18 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 3.84 million number compare
- 19 Viet Nam 3.51 million number compare
- 20 Russia 3.44 million number compare
- 21 Sudan 3.30 million number compare
- 22 Afghanistan 3.12 million number compare
- 23 Mozambique 3.04 million number compare
- 24 Angola 2.92 million number compare
More education data for Least developed countries
- Population ages 15-64 57.7% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 38.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 4.43 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0037 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total 450.68 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in Least developed countries?
- School age population, primary education, female in Least developed countries was 75.34 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 75.34 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.95 million number in 1970.
- How does Least developed countries rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Least developed countries ranks 21st out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least developed countries 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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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.