Population of compulsory school age, female in China

China: Population of compulsory school age, female was 70.26 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
70.26 million number
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
2nd
of 186 countries
All-time high
106.74 million number
in 2000
All-time low
69.43 million number
in 2016
Years of data
22
1998–2019

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

025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M1998200820191998: 104.7M number1999: 106.5M number2000: 106.7M number2001: 105.2M number2002: 102.2M number2003: 98.2M number2004: 88.2M number2005: 83.8M number2006: 80.5M number2007: 77.6M number2008: 75.7M number2009: 74.3M number2010: 73.2M number2011: 72.1M number2012: 71.1M number2013: 70.4M number2014: 69.8M number2015: 69.5M number2016: 69.4M number2017: 69.5M number2018: 69.8M number2019: 70.3M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

China recorded 70.26 million number for population of compulsory school age, female in 2019.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in China peaked at 106.74 million number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 69.43 million number, in 2016.

China ranks 2nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 105.59 million number 104.66 million number 106.51 million number 2
2000s 89.25 million number 74.34 million number 106.74 million number 10
2010s 70.52 million number 69.43 million number 73.21 million number 10

Countries ranked near China

  1. 1 India 95.13 million number compare
  2. 3 Pakistan 27.09 million number compare
  3. 4 United States 24.33 million number compare
  4. 5 Nigeria 22.98 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, female in China?
Population of compulsory school age, female in China was 70.26 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 106.74 million number in 2000.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 69.43 million number in 2016.
How does China rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
China ranks 2nd out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this China 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
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Population of female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.