Population of compulsory school age, female in OECD members

OECD members: Population of compulsory school age, female was 93.99 million number in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
93.99 million number
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
18th
of 44 groups
All-time high
93.99 million number
in 2019
All-time low
83.43 million number
in 1997
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Population of compulsory school age, female in OECD members, 1997–2019

020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M100.0M1997200820191997: 83.4M number1998: 83.4M number1999: 84.0M number2000: 84.2M number2001: 86.5M number2002: 86.7M number2003: 88.5M number2004: 88.6M number2005: 88.4M number2006: 88.1M number2007: 87.8M number2008: 87.5M number2009: 87.3M number2010: 86.9M number2011: 86.6M number2012: 92.1M number2013: 91.8M number2014: 91.8M number2015: 92.8M number2016: 93.0M number2017: 93.3M number2018: 93.5M number2019: 94.0M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

OECD members recorded 93.99 million number for population of compulsory school age, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in OECD members peaked at 93.99 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 83.43 million number, in 1997.

That places OECD members 18th out of 44 groups with data for 2019, putting it 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 83.61 million number 83.43 million number 83.96 million number 3
2000s 87.35 million number 84.21 million number 88.56 million number 10
2010s 91.57 million number 86.57 million number 93.99 million number 10

Countries ranked near OECD members

  1. 15 Democratic Republic of Congo 7.28 million number compare
  2. 16 Bangladesh 7.24 million number compare
  3. 17 Vietnam 6.79 million number compare
  4. 18 Iran 5.45 million number compare
  5. 19 Tanzania 5.31 million number compare
  6. 20 Argentina 4.98 million number compare
  7. 21 South Africa 4.87 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 OECD members?
Population of compulsory school age, female in OECD members was 93.99 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in OECD members?
The highest recorded value was 93.99 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in OECD members?
The lowest recorded value was 83.43 million number in 1997.
How does OECD members rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
OECD members ranks 18th out of 44 groups with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in OECD members?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this OECD members 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.