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Population of compulsory school age, female in Canada

Canada: Population of compulsory school age, female was 1.91 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
1.91 million number
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
55th
of 186 countries
All-time high
2.01 million number
in 2003
All-time low
1.84 million number
in 2014
Years of data
22
1998–2019

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

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1998200820191998: 2.0M number1999: 2.0M number2000: 2.0M number2001: 2.0M number2002: 2.0M number2003: 2.0M number2004: 2.0M number2005: 2.0M number2006: 2.0M number2007: 2.0M number2008: 1.9M number2009: 1.9M number2010: 1.9M number2011: 1.9M number2012: 1.8M number2013: 1.8M number2014: 1.8M number2015: 1.8M number2016: 1.9M number2017: 1.9M number2018: 1.9M number2019: 1.9M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, population of compulsory school age, female in Canada stood at 1.91 million number.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Canada peaked at 2.01 million number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.84 million number, in 2014.

Canada ranks 55th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.97 million number 1.96 million number 1.98 million number 2
2000s 1.98 million number 1.90 million number 2.01 million number 10
2010s 1.86 million number 1.84 million number 1.91 million number 10

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 52 Cameroon 2.06 million number compare
  2. 53 Malawi 2.05 million number compare
  3. 54 South Korea 2.00 million number compare
  4. 56 Poland 1.88 million number compare
  5. 57 Sri Lanka 1.87 million number compare
  6. 58 Zambia 1.73 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, female in Canada?
Population of compulsory school age, female in Canada was 1.91 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 2.01 million number in 2003.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 1.84 million number in 2014.
How does Canada rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
Canada ranks 55th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Canada 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.