Population of compulsory school age, female in Euro area

Euro area: Population of compulsory school age, female was 19.54 million number in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
19.54 million number
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
39th
of 44 groups
All-time high
19.70 million number
in 2003
All-time low
18.69 million number
in 2002
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Population of compulsory school age, female in Euro area, 1997–2019

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M1997200820191997: 19.0M number1998: 19.0M number1999: 19.0M number2000: 18.9M number2001: 18.8M number2002: 18.7M number2003: 19.7M number2004: 19.6M number2005: 19.5M number2006: 19.3M number2007: 19.3M number2008: 19.2M number2009: 19.3M number2010: 19.2M number2011: 19.2M number2012: 19.2M number2013: 19.2M number2014: 19.3M number2015: 19.3M number2016: 19.3M number2017: 19.5M number2018: 19.5M number2019: 19.5M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, population of compulsory school age, female in Euro area stood at 19.54 million number.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Euro area peaked at 19.70 million number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 18.69 million number, in 2002.

That places Euro area 39th out of 44 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 19.01 million number 18.99 million number 19.02 million number 3
2000s 19.23 million number 18.69 million number 19.70 million number 10
2010s 19.33 million number 19.18 million number 19.54 million number 10

Countries ranked near Euro area

  1. 36 Côte d'Ivoire 3.19 million number compare
  2. 37 Yemen, Republic of 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

See the full ranking of 231 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, female in Euro area?
Population of compulsory school age, female in Euro area was 19.54 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Euro area?
The highest recorded value was 19.70 million number in 2003.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Euro area?
The lowest recorded value was 18.69 million number in 2002.
How does Euro area rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
Euro area ranks 39th out of 44 groups with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Euro area?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Euro area 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.