Population of compulsory school age, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Population of compulsory school age, female was 72.81 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
72.81 million number
Change on year
up 1.9%
Rank
22nd
of 43 groups
All-time high
72.81 million number
in 2019
All-time low
33.34 million number
in 1997
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Population of compulsory school age, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1997–2019

020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M1997200820191997: 33.3M number1998: 33.3M number1999: 34.2M number2000: 35.1M number2001: 36.3M number2002: 37.3M number2003: 38.5M number2004: 40.9M number2005: 44.5M number2006: 46.3M number2007: 48.3M number2008: 53.8M number2009: 56.0M number2010: 58.6M number2011: 60.4M number2012: 62.0M number2013: 63.6M number2014: 65.2M number2015: 66.8M number2016: 68.3M number2017: 69.9M number2018: 71.4M number2019: 72.8M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) is 72.81 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 30.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 72.81 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 33.34 million number, in 1997.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 22nd of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 33.64 million number 33.34 million number 34.22 million number 3
2000s 43.71 million number 35.09 million number 55.98 million number 10
2010s 65.91 million number 58.57 million number 72.81 million number 10

Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

  1. 19 Tanzania, United Republic of 5.31 million number compare
  2. 20 Argentina 4.98 million number compare
  3. 21 South Africa 4.87 million number compare
  4. 22 Germany 4.84 million number compare
  5. 23 Colombia 4.57 million number compare
  6. 24 Uganda 4.54 million number compare
  7. 25 Afghanistan 4.54 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
Population of compulsory school age, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 72.81 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
The highest recorded value was 72.81 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
The lowest recorded value was 33.34 million number in 1997.
How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 22nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.