Population of compulsory school age, female in Central African Republic

Central African Republic: Population of compulsory school age, female was 656,997 number in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
656,997 number
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
88th
of 186 countries
All-time high
656,997 number
in 2019
All-time low
439,323 number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Population of compulsory school age, female in Central African Republic, 1998–2019

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1998200820191998: 439.3k number1999: 449.7k number2000: 459.2k number2001: 467.8k number2002: 478.1k number2003: 488.7k number2004: 499.5k number2005: 510.2k number2006: 520.7k number2007: 533.1k number2008: 546.7k number2009: 560.3k number2010: 572.6k number2011: 582.5k number2012: 593.3k number2013: 603.7k number2014: 613.7k number2015: 623.8k number2016: 634.4k number2017: 640.7k number2018: 648.5k number2019: 657.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Central African Republic recorded 656,997 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 1.3% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Central African Republic peaked at 656,997 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 439,323 number, in 1998.

Central African Republic ranks 88th 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 444,532 number 439,323 number 449,740 number 2
2000s 506,438 number 459,218 number 560,303 number 10
2010s 617,032 number 572,639 number 656,997 number 10

Countries ranked near Central African Republic

  1. 85 Azerbaijan 680,830 number compare
  2. 86 Lao People's Democratic Republic 667,786 number compare
  3. 87 Congo 667,464 number compare
  4. 89 Turkmenistan 644,031 number compare
  5. 90 Kyrgyzstan 613,313 number compare
  6. 91 Hungary 594,686 number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, female in Central African Republic?
Population of compulsory school age, female in Central African Republic was 656,997 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Central African Republic?
The highest recorded value was 656,997 number in 2019.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Central African Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 439,323 number in 1998.
How does Central African Republic rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
Central African Republic ranks 88th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Central African Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Central African Republic 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.