Population of compulsory school age, female in Lower middle income

Lower middle income: Population of compulsory school age, female was 243.55 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
243.55 million number
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
6th
of 43 groups
All-time high
243.55 million number
in 2019
All-time low
86.09 million number
in 1997
Years of data
23
1997–2019

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

050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M250.0M1997200820191997: 86.1M number1998: 86.2M number1999: 87.4M number2000: 89.6M number2001: 90.8M number2002: 91.8M number2003: 92.7M number2004: 109.0M number2005: 113.4M number2006: 114.3M number2007: 116.3M number2008: 117.2M number2009: 213.0M number2010: 215.7M number2011: 217.5M number2012: 219.1M number2013: 223.1M number2014: 225.2M number2015: 233.4M number2016: 235.8M number2017: 238.0M number2018: 241.9M number2019: 243.6M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, female in Lower middle income is 243.55 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Lower middle income peaked at 243.55 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 86.09 million number, in 1997.

That places Lower middle income 6th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it 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 86.56 million number 86.09 million number 87.41 million number 3
2000s 114.81 million number 89.61 million number 213.00 million number 10
2010s 229.31 million number 215.66 million number 243.55 million number 10

Countries ranked near Lower middle income

  1. 3 Pakistan 27.09 million number compare
  2. 4 United States of America 24.33 million number compare
  3. 5 Nigeria 22.98 million number compare
  4. 6 Indonesia 20.30 million number compare
  5. 7 Mexico 15.36 million number compare
  6. 8 Philippines 13.74 million number compare
  7. 9 Brazil 13.01 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 Lower middle income?
Population of compulsory school age, female in Lower middle income was 243.55 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Lower middle income?
The highest recorded value was 243.55 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Lower middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 86.09 million number in 1997.
How does Lower middle income rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
Lower middle income ranks 6th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Lower middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lower 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.