Population of compulsory school age, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Population of compulsory school age, female was 34.11 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, population of compulsory school age, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) stood at 34.11 million number. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 34.11 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 25.16 million number, in 1997.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 34th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 25.16 million number | — |
| 1998 | 25.16 million number | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 25.22 million number | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 26.24 million number | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 26.11 million number | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 26.73 million number | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 26.58 million number | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 26.43 million number | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 28.55 million number | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 28.33 million number | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 28.12 million number | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 27.98 million number | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 27.90 million number | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 27.86 million number | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 27.88 million number | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 27.93 million number | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 28.67 million number | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 28.88 million number | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 31.67 million number | +9.7% |
| 2016 | 32.11 million number | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 32.63 million number | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 33.31 million number | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 34.11 million number | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.18 million number | 25.16 million number | 25.22 million number | 3 |
| 2000s | 27.30 million number | 26.11 million number | 28.55 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.51 million number | 27.86 million number | 34.11 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
More reference data data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 15,654 (2021)
- CPI Price, nominal 818.96 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, annual growth rate 5.73 % change on previous year (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 869.41 (2026)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.1 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.38 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.15 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 8.53 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.97 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.22 years (2019)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 34.11 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 34.11 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.16 million number in 1997.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 34th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high 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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Population of female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.