Population of compulsory school age, female in IDA & IBRD total

IDA & IBRD total: Population of compulsory school age, female was 491.18 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
491.18 million number
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
1st
of 43 groups
All-time high
491.18 million number
in 2019
All-time low
298.93 million number
in 1997
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Population of compulsory school age, female in IDA & IBRD total, 1997–2019

0100.0M200.0M300.0M400.0M500.0M1997200820191997: 298.9M number1998: 299.0M number1999: 303.6M number2000: 307.1M number2001: 308.5M number2002: 326.4M number2003: 325.7M number2004: 334.3M number2005: 339.3M number2006: 338.6M number2007: 337.7M number2008: 340.8M number2009: 435.6M number2010: 440.4M number2011: 442.1M number2012: 449.8M number2013: 465.5M number2014: 468.0M number2015: 478.2M number2016: 481.3M number2017: 481.3M number2018: 486.7M number2019: 491.2M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, female in IDA & IBRD total is 491.18 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 491.18 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 298.93 million number, in 1997.

That places IDA & IBRD total 1st out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 300.53 million number 298.93 million number 303.64 million number 3
2000s 339.40 million number 307.09 million number 435.64 million number 10
2010s 468.44 million number 440.36 million number 491.18 million number 10

Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total

  1. 1 India 95.13 million number compare
  2. 2 China (People’s Republic of) 70.26 million number compare
  3. 3 Pakistan 27.09 million number compare
  4. 4 United States 24.33 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 IDA & IBRD total?
Population of compulsory school age, female in IDA & IBRD total was 491.18 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
The highest recorded value was 491.18 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
The lowest recorded value was 298.93 million number in 1997.
How does IDA & IBRD total rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
IDA & IBRD total ranks 1st out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.