Population of compulsory school age, female in Cyprus

Cyprus: Population of compulsory school age, female was 46,408 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
46,408 number
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
149th
of 186 countries
All-time high
50,094 number
in 2005
All-time low
44,178 number
in 2014
Years of data
22
1998–2019

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

020.0k40.0k60.0k1998200820191998: 48.0k number1999: 48.4k number2000: 48.3k number2001: 48.3k number2002: 47.4k number2003: 47.1k number2004: 46.4k number2005: 50.1k number2006: 48.9k number2007: 48.1k number2008: 46.5k number2009: 45.2k number2010: 46.1k number2011: 45.7k number2012: 45.5k number2013: 44.7k number2014: 44.2k number2015: 44.4k number2016: 44.9k number2017: 45.1k number2018: 46.0k number2019: 46.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, population of compulsory school age, female in Cyprus stood at 46,408 number.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Cyprus peaked at 50,094 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 44,178 number, in 2014.

That places Cyprus 149th out of 186 countries 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 Cyprus, year by year

Annual values for Population of compulsory school age, female (number) in Cyprus, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 47,971 number —
1999 48,390 number +0.9%
2000 48,273 number -0.2%
2001 48,330 number +0.1%
2002 47,379 number -2.0%
2003 47,125 number -0.5%
2004 46,443 number -1.4%
2005 50,094 number +7.9%
2006 48,936 number -2.3%
2007 48,127 number -1.7%
2008 46,528 number -3.3%
2009 45,166 number -2.9%
2010 46,131 number +2.1%
2011 45,702 number -0.9%
2012 45,486 number -0.5%
2013 44,705 number -1.7%
2014 44,178 number -1.2%
2015 44,391 number +0.5%
2016 44,947 number +1.3%
2017 45,070 number +0.3%
2018 45,975 number +2.0%
2019 46,408 number +0.9%

Cyprus compared with similar countries

  • Cyprus's 46,408 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 281,271 number, 16% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
  • Cyprus's 46,408 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 444,451 number, 10% of the median. (50 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 48,180 number 47,971 number 48,390 number 2
2000s 47,640 number 45,166 number 50,094 number 10
2010s 45,299 number 44,178 number 46,408 number 10

Countries ranked near Cyprus

  1. 146 Estonia 64,512 number compare
  2. 147 Comoros 62,641 number compare
  3. 148 Cape Verde 50,854 number compare
  4. 150 Guyana 41,632 number compare
  5. 151 Luxembourg 37,617 number compare
  6. 152 Bahamas 36,713 number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, female in Cyprus?
Population of compulsory school age, female in Cyprus was 46,408 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Cyprus?
The highest recorded value was 50,094 number in 2005.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Cyprus?
The lowest recorded value was 44,178 number in 2014.
How does Cyprus rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
Cyprus ranks 149th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Cyprus?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Cyprus 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.