Population of compulsory school age, female in Central Europe and the Baltics

Central Europe and the Baltics: Population of compulsory school age, female was 5.17 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
5.17 million number
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
39th
of 43 groups
All-time high
7.06 million number
in 1998
All-time low
4.92 million number
in 2014
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Population of compulsory school age, female in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1998–2019

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M1998200820191998: 7.1M number1999: 7.0M number2000: 6.9M number2001: 6.7M number2002: 6.5M number2003: 6.6M number2004: 6.4M number2005: 6.4M number2006: 6.1M number2007: 5.9M number2008: 5.6M number2009: 5.4M number2010: 5.3M number2011: 5.2M number2012: 5.1M number2013: 4.9M number2014: 4.9M number2015: 5.0M number2016: 5.1M number2017: 5.1M number2018: 5.1M number2019: 5.2M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, population of compulsory school age, female in Central Europe and the Baltics stood at 5.17 million number.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 7.06 million number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 4.92 million number, in 2014.

That places Central Europe and the Baltics 39th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Population of compulsory school age, female in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year

Annual values for Population of compulsory school age, female (number) in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 7.06 million number
1999 7.02 million number -0.5%
2000 6.93 million number -1.3%
2001 6.73 million number -2.8%
2002 6.52 million number -3.2%
2003 6.64 million number +1.9%
2004 6.42 million number -3.3%
2005 6.37 million number -0.8%
2006 6.11 million number -4.1%
2007 5.86 million number -4.1%
2008 5.64 million number -3.8%
2009 5.45 million number -3.4%
2010 5.29 million number -2.9%
2011 5.23 million number -1.1%
2012 5.12 million number -2.1%
2013 4.94 million number -3.6%
2014 4.92 million number -0.4%
2015 5.03 million number +2.2%
2016 5.06 million number +0.7%
2017 5.10 million number +0.9%
2018 5.14 million number +0.8%
2019 5.17 million number +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7.04 million number 7.02 million number 7.06 million number 2
2000s 6.27 million number 5.45 million number 6.93 million number 10
2010s 5.10 million number 4.92 million number 5.29 million number 10

Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics

  1. 36 Cote d'Ivoire 3.19 million number compare
  2. 37 Yemen 3.15 million number compare
  3. 38 Angola 2.85 million number compare
  4. 39 Nepal 2.83 million number compare
  5. 40 Iraq 2.78 million number compare
  6. 41 Morocco 2.76 million number compare
  7. 42 Burkina Faso 2.64 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, female in Central Europe and the Baltics?
Population of compulsory school age, female in Central Europe and the Baltics was 5.17 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
The highest recorded value was 7.06 million number in 1998.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
The lowest recorded value was 4.92 million number in 2014.
How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 39th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics 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

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