Population of compulsory school age, female in Low & middle income

Low & middle income: Population of compulsory school age, female was 488.94 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
488.94 million number
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
2nd
of 43 groups
All-time high
488.94 million number
in 2019
All-time low
296.11 million number
in 1997
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Population of compulsory school age, female in Low & middle income, 1997–2019

0100.0M200.0M300.0M400.0M500.0M1997200820191997: 296.1M number1998: 296.2M number1999: 300.9M number2000: 304.4M number2001: 305.9M number2002: 324.0M number2003: 322.6M number2004: 331.2M number2005: 336.2M number2006: 335.7M number2007: 335.0M number2008: 338.1M number2009: 433.1M number2010: 437.9M number2011: 439.7M number2012: 447.6M number2013: 463.3M number2014: 466.0M number2015: 476.1M number2016: 479.2M number2017: 479.1M number2018: 484.4M number2019: 488.9M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Low & middle income recorded 488.94 million number for population of compulsory school age, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Low & middle income peaked at 488.94 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 296.11 million number, in 1997.

That places Low & middle income 2nd 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.

Population of compulsory school age, female in Low & middle income, year by year

Annual values for Population of compulsory school age, female (number) in Low & middle income, 1997 to 2019.
Year number Change
1997 296.11 million number
1998 296.20 million number +0.0%
1999 300.86 million number +1.6%
2000 304.38 million number +1.2%
2001 305.95 million number +0.5%
2002 324.01 million number +5.9%
2003 322.60 million number -0.4%
2004 331.24 million number +2.7%
2005 336.24 million number +1.5%
2006 335.67 million number -0.2%
2007 334.99 million number -0.2%
2008 338.08 million number +0.9%
2009 433.10 million number +28.1%
2010 437.93 million number +1.1%
2011 439.73 million number +0.4%
2012 447.57 million number +1.8%
2013 463.27 million number +3.5%
2014 466.00 million number +0.6%
2015 476.10 million number +2.2%
2016 479.25 million number +0.7%
2017 479.10 million number -0.0%
2018 484.45 million number +1.1%
2019 488.94 million number +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 297.72 million number 296.11 million number 300.86 million number 3
2000s 336.63 million number 304.38 million number 433.10 million number 10
2010s 466.23 million number 437.93 million number 488.94 million number 10

Countries ranked near Low & middle income

  1. 1 India 95.13 million number compare
  2. 2 China 70.26 million number compare
  3. 3 Pakistan 27.09 million number compare
  4. 4 United States of America 24.33 million number compare
  5. 5 Nigeria 22.98 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 Low & middle income?
Population of compulsory school age, female in Low & middle income was 488.94 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Low & middle income?
The highest recorded value was 488.94 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Low & middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 296.11 million number in 1997.
How does Low & middle income rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
Low & middle income ranks 2nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Low & middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low & middle income 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.