Population of compulsory school age, female in Pakistan

Pakistan: Population of compulsory school age, female was 27.09 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
27.09 million number
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
3rd
of 186 countries
All-time high
27.09 million number
in 2019
All-time low
19.75 million number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Population of compulsory school age, female in Pakistan, 1998–2019

010.0M20.0M30.0M1998200820191998: 19.8M number1999: 20.4M number2000: 20.9M number2001: 21.5M number2002: 22.0M number2003: 22.4M number2004: 22.9M number2005: 23.3M number2006: 23.6M number2007: 23.9M number2008: 24.2M number2009: 24.5M number2010: 24.7M number2011: 24.9M number2012: 25.1M number2013: 25.4M number2014: 25.6M number2015: 25.9M number2016: 26.1M number2017: 26.4M number2018: 26.7M number2019: 27.1M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, female in Pakistan is 27.09 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Pakistan peaked at 27.09 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 19.75 million number, in 1998.

That places Pakistan 3rd out of 186 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 20.05 million number 19.75 million number 20.35 million number 2
2000s 22.91 million number 20.93 million number 24.48 million number 10
2010s 25.79 million number 24.71 million number 27.09 million number 10

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 1 India 95.13 million number compare
  2. 2 China (People’s Republic of) 70.26 million number compare
  3. 4 United States 24.33 million number compare
  4. 5 Nigeria 22.98 million number compare
  5. 6 Indonesia 20.30 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 Pakistan?
Population of compulsory school age, female in Pakistan was 27.09 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 27.09 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 19.75 million number in 1998.
How does Pakistan rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
Pakistan ranks 3rd out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pakistan 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
Last refreshed

Population of female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.