What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, female between Pakistan and United States?

2.76 million number, with Pakistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and United States?

21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Pakistan vs United States: Population of compulsory school age, female

Pakistan

27.09 million number

in 2019

United States

24.33 million number

in 2018

Pakistan rank

3rd

United States rank

4th

Population of compulsory school age, female over time

Pakistan
United States

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 27.09 million number against 24.33 million number in United States, a difference of 2.76 million number.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1998 it was United States ahead.

Pakistan ranks 3rd and United States ranks 4th of 186 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 1 and United States in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Pakistan	United States	Difference	Ahead
1990s	20.05 million number	23.25 million number	3.19 million number	United States
2000s	22.91 million number	24.16 million number	1.25 million number	United States
2010s	25.65 million number	24.30 million number	1.35 million number	Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, female, Pakistan or United States?: Pakistan, at 27.09 million number against 24.33 million number in United States as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, female between Pakistan and United States?: 2.76 million number, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and United States?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Pakistan and United States rank globally for population of compulsory school age, female?: Pakistan ranks 3rd and United States ranks 4th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population of compulsory school age, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Population of female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.