Population of compulsory school age, female in United Kingdom

United Kingdom: Population of compulsory school age, female was 4.26 million number in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
4.26 million number
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
26th
of 186 countries
All-time high
4.26 million number
in 2020
All-time low
3.89 million number
in 2011
Years of data
23
1998–2020

Population of compulsory school age, female in United Kingdom, 1998–2020

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M1998200920201998: 4.1M number1999: 4.1M number2000: 4.1M number2001: 4.1M number2002: 4.1M number2003: 4.1M number2004: 4.1M number2005: 4.0M number2006: 4.0M number2007: 4.0M number2008: 3.9M number2009: 3.9M number2010: 3.9M number2011: 3.9M number2012: 3.9M number2013: 3.9M number2014: 3.9M number2015: 4.0M number2016: 4.0M number2017: 4.1M number2018: 4.1M number2019: 4.2M number2020: 4.3M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, population of compulsory school age, female in United Kingdom stood at 4.26 million number. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in United Kingdom peaked at 4.26 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.89 million number, in 2011.

That places United Kingdom 26th out of 186 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4.07 million number 4.06 million number 4.08 million number 2
2000s 4.03 million number 3.93 million number 4.10 million number 10
2010s 3.99 million number 3.89 million number 4.21 million number 10
2020s 4.26 million number 4.26 million number 4.26 million number 1

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  3. 25 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 4.54 million number compare
  4. 27 Sudan 4.25 million number compare
  5. 28 France 4.07 million number compare
  6. 29 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de 3.87 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, female in United Kingdom?
Population of compulsory school age, female in United Kingdom was 4.26 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in United Kingdom?
The highest recorded value was 4.26 million number in 2020.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in United Kingdom?
The lowest recorded value was 3.89 million number in 2011.
How does United Kingdom rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
United Kingdom ranks 26th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in United Kingdom?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this United Kingdom 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.