Population of compulsory school age, female in IDA blend

IDA blend: Population of compulsory school age, female was 65.53 million number in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
65.53 million number
Change on year
up 1.9%
Rank
24th
of 44 groups
All-time high
65.53 million number
in 2019
All-time low
29.16 million number
in 1997
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Population of compulsory school age, female in IDA blend, 1997–2019

020.0M40.0M60.0M1997200820191997: 29.2M number1998: 29.2M number1999: 30.0M number2000: 30.8M number2001: 31.4M number2002: 32.0M number2003: 32.7M number2004: 48.2M number2005: 49.1M number2006: 50.0M number2007: 50.9M number2008: 51.8M number2009: 52.7M number2010: 53.6M number2011: 54.7M number2012: 55.6M number2013: 58.7M number2014: 59.8M number2015: 60.9M number2016: 61.9M number2017: 63.1M number2018: 64.3M number2019: 65.5M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, female in IDA blend is 65.53 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in IDA blend peaked at 65.53 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 29.16 million number, in 1997.

IDA blend ranks 24th of 44 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 29.46 million number 29.16 million number 29.99 million number 3
2000s 42.95 million number 30.75 million number 52.69 million number 10
2010s 59.82 million number 53.58 million number 65.53 million number 10

Countries ranked near IDA blend

  1. 21 South Africa 4.87 million number compare
  2. 22 Germany 4.84 million number compare
  3. 23 Colombia 4.57 million number compare
  4. 24 Uganda 4.54 million number compare
  5. 25 Afghanistan 4.54 million number compare
  6. 26 United Kingdom 4.26 million number compare
  7. 27 Sudan 4.25 million number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, female in IDA blend?
Population of compulsory school age, female in IDA blend was 65.53 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in IDA blend?
The highest recorded value was 65.53 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in IDA blend?
The lowest recorded value was 29.16 million number in 1997.
How does IDA blend rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
IDA blend ranks 24th out of 44 groups with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in IDA blend?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this IDA blend 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.