Population of compulsory school age, female in Middle income

Middle income: Population of compulsory school age, female was 431.18 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
431.18 million number
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
4th
of 43 groups
All-time high
431.18 million number
in 2019
All-time low
268.63 million number
in 1997
Years of data
23
1997–2019

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

0100.0M200.0M300.0M400.0M1997200820191997: 268.6M number1998: 268.7M number1999: 272.7M number2000: 275.5M number2001: 276.3M number2002: 293.0M number2003: 290.6M number2004: 297.8M number2005: 299.4M number2006: 297.4M number2007: 295.7M number2008: 293.5M number2009: 387.3M number2010: 389.9M number2011: 390.6M number2012: 397.4M number2013: 412.0M number2014: 413.5M number2015: 422.5M number2016: 424.7M number2017: 423.5M number2018: 427.8M number2019: 431.2M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, population of compulsory school age, female in Middle income stood at 431.18 million number. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Middle income peaked at 431.18 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 268.63 million number, in 1997.

Middle income ranks 4th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 270.01 million number 268.63 million number 272.69 million number 3
2000s 300.66 million number 275.50 million number 387.34 million number 10
2010s 413.30 million number 389.95 million number 431.18 million number 10

Countries ranked near 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 24.33 million number compare
  5. 5 Nigeria 22.98 million number compare
  6. 6 Indonesia 20.30 million number compare
  7. 7 Mexico 15.36 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 Middle income?
Population of compulsory school age, female in Middle income was 431.18 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Middle income?
The highest recorded value was 431.18 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 268.63 million number in 1997.
How does Middle income rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
Middle income ranks 4th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this 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.