Population of compulsory school age, female in Bolivia

Bolivia: Population of compulsory school age, female was 1.60 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.60 million number
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
60th
of 186 countries
All-time high
1.60 million number
in 2019
All-time low
771,293 number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Population of compulsory school age, female in Bolivia, 1998–2019

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1998200820191998: 771.3k number1999: 783.7k number2000: 794.6k number2001: 805.4k number2002: 816.3k number2003: 827.2k number2004: 837.8k number2005: 847.7k number2006: 857.2k number2007: 866.7k number2008: 875.9k number2009: 1.5M number2010: 1.5M number2011: 1.5M number2012: 1.6M number2013: 1.6M number2014: 1.6M number2015: 1.6M number2016: 1.6M number2017: 1.6M number2018: 1.6M number2019: 1.6M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Bolivia recorded 1.60 million number for population of compulsory school age, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Bolivia peaked at 1.60 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 771,293 number, in 1998.

Bolivia ranks 60th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Population of compulsory school age, female in Bolivia, year by year

Annual values for Population of compulsory school age, female (number) in Bolivia, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 771,293 number —
1999 783,662 number +1.6%
2000 794,604 number +1.4%
2001 805,412 number +1.4%
2002 816,290 number +1.4%
2003 827,163 number +1.3%
2004 837,789 number +1.3%
2005 847,713 number +1.2%
2006 857,203 number +1.1%
2007 866,694 number +1.1%
2008 875,919 number +1.1%
2009 1.52 million number +73.9%
2010 1.54 million number +0.9%
2011 1.55 million number +0.8%
2012 1.56 million number +0.6%
2013 1.57 million number +0.5%
2014 1.57 million number +0.4%
2015 1.58 million number +0.4%
2016 1.58 million number +0.3%
2017 1.59 million number +0.3%
2018 1.59 million number +0.3%
2019 1.60 million number +0.2%

Bolivia compared with similar countries

  • Bolivia's 1.60 million number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.20 million number, 1.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
  • Bolivia's 1.60 million number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 310,736 number, 5.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Population of compulsory school age, female in Bolivia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2009 +73.9% 875,919 number 1.52 million number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 777,478 number 771,293 number 783,662 number 2
2000s 905,191 number 794,604 number 1.52 million number 10
2010s 1.57 million number 1.54 million number 1.60 million number 10

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  3. 59 Madagascar 1.72 million number compare
  4. 61 Syria 1.55 million number compare
  5. 62 Australia 1.55 million number compare
  6. 63 Chile 1.47 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, female in Bolivia?
Population of compulsory school age, female in Bolivia was 1.60 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Bolivia?
The highest recorded value was 1.60 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Bolivia?
The lowest recorded value was 771,293 number in 1998.
How does Bolivia rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
Bolivia ranks 60th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Bolivia?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bolivia 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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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
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Population of female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.