School age population, primary education, female in World
World: School age population, primary education, female was 351.92 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, female in World, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, female in World is 351.92 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in World peaked at 351.92 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 220.68 million number, in 1970.
World ranks 1st of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 243.19 million number | 220.68 million number | 263.45 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 272.35 million number | 266.27 million number | 278.84 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 305.53 million number | 282.14 million number | 324.47 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 320.77 million number | 313.00 million number | 324.91 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 337.99 million number | 326.39 million number | 351.92 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near World
More education data for World
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 34.10 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.8% (2024)
- Labor force, female 40.2% (2025)
- Labor force, total 3.74 billion (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9825 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 77.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in World?
- School age population, primary education, female in World was 351.92 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 351.92 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 220.68 million number in 1970.
- How does World rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- World ranks 1st out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.