Population of compulsory school age, female (number) (Population) in IBRD only
IBRD only: Population of compulsory school age, female (number) (Population) was 336.53 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, female in IBRD only, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
IBRD only recorded 336.53 million number for population of compulsory school age, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in IBRD only peaked at 336.53 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 220.14 million number, in 2008.
IBRD only ranks 5th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, female (number) (Population) in IBRD only, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 222.75 million number | — |
| 1998 | 222.75 million number | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 225.69 million number | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 227.33 million number | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 226.81 million number | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 242.40 million number | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 239.77 million number | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 230.28 million number | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 230.74 million number | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 227.32 million number | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 223.61 million number | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 220.14 million number | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 312.55 million number | +42.0% |
| 2010 | 313.63 million number | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 312.38 million number | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 317.82 million number | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 329.00 million number | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 329.06 million number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 333.77 million number | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 334.31 million number | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 331.72 million number | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 334.52 million number | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 336.53 million number | +0.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population of compulsory school age, female (number) (Population) in IBRD only changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +42.0% | 220.14 million number | 312.55 million number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 223.73 million number | 222.75 million number | 225.69 million number | 3 |
| 2000s | 238.10 million number | 220.14 million number | 312.55 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 327.28 million number | 312.38 million number | 336.53 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
More reference data data for IBRD only
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.63 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 76.29 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 39.76 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 36.53 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.64 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.62 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.2% (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.41 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.93 years (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 76.54 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, female in IBRD only?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in IBRD only was 336.53 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 336.53 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 220.14 million number in 2008.
- How does IBRD only rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- IBRD only ranks 5th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IBRD only 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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Population of female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.