Population of compulsory school age, female in Low income

Low income: Population of compulsory school age, female was 57.76 million number in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
57.76 million number
Change on year
up 1.9%
Rank
30th
of 43 groups
All-time high
57.76 million number
in 2019
All-time low
27.48 million number
in 1997
Years of data
23
1997–2019

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

020.0M40.0M60.0M1997200820191997: 27.5M number1998: 27.5M number1999: 28.2M number2000: 28.9M number2001: 29.6M number2002: 31.0M number2003: 32.0M number2004: 33.5M number2005: 36.8M number2006: 38.3M number2007: 39.3M number2008: 44.5M number2009: 45.8M number2010: 48.0M number2011: 49.1M number2012: 50.2M number2013: 51.3M number2014: 52.5M number2015: 53.6M number2016: 54.6M number2017: 55.6M number2018: 56.7M number2019: 57.8M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Low income recorded 57.76 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 1.9% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Low income peaked at 57.76 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 27.48 million number, in 1997.

Low income ranks 30th of 43 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 27.71 million number 27.48 million number 28.17 million number 3
2000s 35.96 million number 28.88 million number 45.76 million number 10
2010s 52.94 million number 47.98 million number 57.76 million number 10

Countries ranked near Low income

  1. 27 Sudan 4.25 million number compare
  2. 28 France 4.07 million number compare
  3. 29 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 3.87 million number compare
  4. 30 Ghana 3.86 million number compare
  5. 31 Algeria 3.80 million number compare
  6. 32 Peru 3.74 million number compare
  7. 33 Thailand 3.59 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 Low income?
Population of compulsory school age, female in Low income was 57.76 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Low income?
The highest recorded value was 57.76 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Low income?
The lowest recorded value was 27.48 million number in 1997.
How does Low income rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
Low income ranks 30th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Low income?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low 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.