Population of compulsory school age, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Population of compulsory school age, female was 28.13 million number in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
28.13 million number
Change on year
up 2.1%
Rank
38th
of 45 groups
All-time high
28.13 million number
in 1998
All-time low
22.03 million number
in 2010
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Population of compulsory school age, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1997–2019

010.0M20.0M30.0M1997200820191997: 28.0M number1998: 28.1M number1999: 27.9M number2000: 27.5M number2001: 26.9M number2002: 26.2M number2003: 25.6M number2004: 26.0M number2005: 25.2M number2006: 24.4M number2007: 23.6M number2008: 23.0M number2009: 22.4M number2010: 22.0M number2011: 22.0M number2012: 24.4M number2013: 25.8M number2014: 26.0M number2015: 26.2M number2016: 26.4M number2017: 27.0M number2018: 27.6M number2019: 28.1M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, population of compulsory school age, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) stood at 28.13 million number.

That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 28.13 million number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 22.03 million number, in 2010.

That places Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 38th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Population of compulsory school age, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Population of compulsory school age, female (number) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1997 to 2019.
Year number Change
1997 28.05 million number
1998 28.13 million number +0.3%
1999 27.90 million number -0.8%
2000 27.53 million number -1.3%
2001 26.94 million number -2.1%
2002 26.22 million number -2.7%
2003 25.64 million number -2.2%
2004 26.01 million number +1.4%
2005 25.25 million number -2.9%
2006 24.40 million number -3.3%
2007 23.65 million number -3.1%
2008 22.97 million number -2.9%
2009 22.44 million number -2.3%
2010 22.03 million number -1.8%
2011 22.04 million number +0.0%
2012 24.38 million number +10.6%
2013 25.82 million number +5.9%
2014 26.01 million number +0.7%
2015 26.21 million number +0.7%
2016 26.41 million number +0.8%
2017 27.03 million number +2.4%
2018 27.55 million number +1.9%
2019 28.13 million number +2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 28.03 million number 27.90 million number 28.13 million number 3
2000s 25.10 million number 22.44 million number 27.53 million number 10
2010s 25.56 million number 22.03 million number 28.13 million number 10

Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

  1. 35 Uzbekistan 3.29 million number compare
  2. 36 Côte d'Ivoire 3.19 million number compare
  3. 37 Yemen 3.15 million number compare
  4. 38 Angola 2.85 million number compare
  5. 39 Nepal 2.83 million number compare
  6. 40 Iraq 2.78 million number compare
  7. 41 Morocco 2.76 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
Population of compulsory school age, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 28.13 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 28.13 million number in 1998.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 22.03 million number in 2010.
How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 38th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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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