Population of compulsory school age, female in Early-demographic dividend

Early-demographic dividend: Population of compulsory school age, female was 269.58 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
269.58 million number
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
6th
of 43 groups
All-time high
269.58 million number
in 2019
All-time low
111.83 million number
in 1997
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Population of compulsory school age, female in Early-demographic dividend, 1997–2019

0100.0M200.0M300.0M1997200820191997: 111.8M number1998: 111.9M number1999: 115.2M number2000: 116.4M number2001: 119.6M number2002: 140.6M number2003: 141.5M number2004: 142.5M number2005: 145.6M number2006: 147.5M number2007: 148.6M number2008: 149.2M number2009: 244.9M number2010: 248.5M number2011: 250.2M number2012: 257.5M number2013: 259.2M number2014: 260.5M number2015: 267.2M number2016: 268.5M number2017: 265.7M number2018: 268.6M number2019: 269.6M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, female in Early-demographic dividend is 269.58 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 269.58 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 111.83 million number, in 1997.

Early-demographic dividend ranks 6th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 113.00 million number 111.83 million number 115.23 million number 3
2000s 149.64 million number 116.42 million number 244.86 million number 10
2010s 261.55 million number 248.47 million number 269.58 million number 10

Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend

  1. 3 Pakistan 27.09 million number compare
  2. 4 United States 24.33 million number compare
  3. 5 Nigeria 22.98 million number compare
  4. 6 Indonesia 20.30 million number compare
  5. 7 Mexico 15.36 million number compare
  6. 8 Philippines 13.74 million number compare
  7. 9 Brazil 13.01 million 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 Early-demographic dividend?
Population of compulsory school age, female in Early-demographic dividend was 269.58 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 269.58 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 111.83 million number in 1997.
How does Early-demographic dividend rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
Early-demographic dividend ranks 6th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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.