Population of compulsory school age, female in Pre-demographic dividend

Pre-demographic dividend: Population of compulsory school age, female was 90.83 million number in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
90.83 million number
Change on year
up 2.3%
Rank
19th
of 44 groups
All-time high
90.83 million number
in 2019
All-time low
28.66 million number
in 1997
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Population of compulsory school age, female in Pre-demographic dividend, 1997–2019

20.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M100.0M1997200820191997: 28.7M number1998: 28.7M number1999: 29.4M number2000: 30.1M number2001: 31.2M number2002: 32.0M number2003: 33.1M number2004: 50.3M number2005: 54.1M number2006: 56.0M number2007: 58.2M number2008: 64.1M number2009: 66.0M number2010: 69.1M number2011: 71.1M number2012: 73.3M number2013: 77.6M number2014: 79.9M number2015: 82.1M number2016: 84.4M number2017: 86.6M number2018: 88.8M number2019: 90.8M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Pre-demographic dividend recorded 90.83 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 2.3% on the previous year and up 37.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 90.83 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 28.66 million number, in 1997.

Pre-demographic dividend ranks 19th of 44 groups on this measure, 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 28.89 million number 28.66 million number 29.36 million number 3
2000s 47.51 million number 30.11 million number 66.04 million number 10
2010s 80.36 million number 69.08 million number 90.83 million number 10

Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend

  1. 16 Bangladesh 7.24 million number compare
  2. 17 Viet Nam 6.79 million number compare
  3. 18 Iran 5.45 million number compare
  4. 19 Tanzania 5.31 million number compare
  5. 20 Argentina 4.98 million number compare
  6. 21 Least developed countries 80.32 million number compare
  7. 21 South Africa 4.87 million number compare
  8. 22 Germany 4.84 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
Population of compulsory school age, female in Pre-demographic dividend was 90.83 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 90.83 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 28.66 million number in 1997.
How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 19th out of 44 groups with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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.