Population of compulsory school age, female in Upper middle income

Upper middle income: Population of compulsory school age, female was 187.63 million number in 2019. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2019)
187.63 million number
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
8th
of 44 groups
All-time high
201.26 million number
in 2002
All-time low
173.05 million number
in 2011
Years of data
23
1997–2019

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

050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M1997200820191997: 182.5M number1998: 182.5M number1999: 185.3M number2000: 185.9M number2001: 185.5M number2002: 201.3M number2003: 197.9M number2004: 188.8M number2005: 186.0M number2006: 183.1M number2007: 179.4M number2008: 176.4M number2009: 174.3M number2010: 174.3M number2011: 173.0M number2012: 178.3M number2013: 188.9M number2014: 188.2M number2015: 189.2M number2016: 188.9M number2017: 185.5M number2018: 185.8M number2019: 187.6M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Upper middle income recorded 187.63 million number for population of compulsory school age, female in 2019.

The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Upper middle income peaked at 201.26 million number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 173.05 million number, in 2011.

That places Upper middle income 8th out of 44 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 183.46 million number 182.55 million number 185.28 million number 3
2000s 185.85 million number 174.33 million number 201.26 million number 10
2010s 183.99 million number 173.05 million number 189.18 million number 10

Countries ranked near Upper middle income

  1. 5 Nigeria 22.98 million number compare
  2. 6 Indonesia 20.30 million number compare
  3. 7 Mexico 15.36 million number compare
  4. 8 Philippines 13.74 million number compare
  5. 9 Brazil 13.01 million number compare
  6. 10 Egypt 11.15 million number compare
  7. 11 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 10.96 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 Upper middle income?
Population of compulsory school age, female in Upper middle income was 187.63 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Upper middle income?
The highest recorded value was 201.26 million number in 2002.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Upper middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 173.05 million number in 2011.
How does Upper middle income rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
Upper middle income ranks 8th out of 44 groups with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Upper middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Upper 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.