Population of compulsory school age, female in IDA total

IDA total: Population of compulsory school age, female was 155.17 million number in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
155.17 million number
Change on year
up 1.7%
Rank
9th
of 44 groups
All-time high
155.17 million number
in 2019
All-time low
76.73 million number
in 1997
Years of data
23
1997–2019

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

050.0M100.0M150.0M1997200820191997: 76.7M number1998: 76.8M number1999: 78.5M number2000: 80.3M number2001: 82.2M number2002: 84.6M number2003: 86.5M number2004: 104.5M number2005: 109.0M number2006: 111.8M number2007: 114.6M number2008: 121.1M number2009: 123.6M number2010: 127.2M number2011: 130.1M number2012: 132.5M number2013: 136.9M number2014: 139.4M number2015: 144.8M number2016: 147.5M number2017: 150.0M number2018: 152.6M number2019: 155.2M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, female in IDA total is 155.17 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in IDA total peaked at 155.17 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 76.73 million number, in 1997.

IDA total ranks 9th of 44 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 77.35 million number 76.73 million number 78.51 million number 3
2000s 101.83 million number 80.30 million number 123.58 million number 10
2010s 141.63 million number 127.19 million number 155.17 million number 10

Countries ranked near IDA total

  1. 6 Indonesia 20.30 million number compare
  2. 7 Mexico 15.36 million number compare
  3. 8 Philippines 13.74 million number compare
  4. 9 Brazil 13.01 million number compare
  5. 10 Egypt 11.15 million number compare
  6. 11 Ethiopia 10.96 million number compare
  7. 12 Russia 8.56 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 total?
Population of compulsory school age, female in IDA total was 155.17 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in IDA total?
The highest recorded value was 155.17 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in IDA total?
The lowest recorded value was 76.73 million number in 1997.
How does IDA total rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
IDA total ranks 9th out of 44 groups with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in IDA total?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this IDA 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.