Population of compulsory school age, female in Arab World

Arab World: Population of compulsory school age, female was 36.84 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
36.84 million number
Change on year
up 2.3%
Rank
33rd
of 45 groups
All-time high
36.84 million number
in 2019
All-time low
23.47 million number
in 1997
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Population of compulsory school age, female in Arab World, 1997–2019

010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M1997200820191997: 23.5M number1998: 23.5M number1999: 23.7M number2000: 24.9M number2001: 25.4M number2002: 26.2M number2003: 26.3M number2004: 26.4M number2005: 28.9M number2006: 29.0M number2007: 29.0M number2008: 29.1M number2009: 29.2M number2010: 30.2M number2011: 30.4M number2012: 30.5M number2013: 30.8M number2014: 31.1M number2015: 34.2M number2016: 34.7M number2017: 35.3M number2018: 36.0M number2019: 36.8M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, female in Arab World is 36.84 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 26.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Arab World peaked at 36.84 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 23.47 million number, in 1997.

That places Arab World 33rd out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 23.54 million number 23.47 million number 23.70 million number 3
2000s 27.46 million number 24.94 million number 29.25 million number 10
2010s 33.01 million number 30.20 million number 36.84 million number 10

Countries ranked near Arab World

  1. 30 Ghana 3.86 million number compare
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  4. 33 Thailand 3.59 million number compare
  5. 34 Italy 3.29 million number compare
  6. 35 Uzbekistan 3.29 million number compare
  7. 36 Cote d'Ivoire 3.19 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, female in Arab World?
Population of compulsory school age, female in Arab World was 36.84 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Arab World?
The highest recorded value was 36.84 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Arab World?
The lowest recorded value was 23.47 million number in 1997.
How does Arab World rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
Arab World ranks 33rd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Arab World?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Arab World data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

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

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