Population of compulsory school age, female in World

World: Population of compulsory school age, female was 561.36 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
561.36 million number
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
1st
of 45 groups
All-time high
561.36 million number
in 2019
All-time low
366.46 million number
in 1997
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Population of compulsory school age, female in World, 1997–2019

0200.0M400.0M600.0M1997200820191997: 366.5M number1998: 366.5M number1999: 371.7M number2000: 375.5M number2001: 377.2M number2002: 395.3M number2003: 396.0M number2004: 404.7M number2005: 409.4M number2006: 408.4M number2007: 407.4M number2008: 410.2M number2009: 504.9M number2010: 509.3M number2011: 510.8M number2012: 518.3M number2013: 533.7M number2014: 536.4M number2015: 547.0M number2016: 550.4M number2017: 550.7M number2018: 556.3M number2019: 561.4M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, population of compulsory school age, female in World stood at 561.36 million number. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in World peaked at 561.36 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 366.46 million number, in 1997.

World ranks 1st of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 368.22 million number 366.46 million number 371.66 million number 3
2000s 408.90 million number 375.52 million number 504.89 million number 10
2010s 537.43 million number 509.30 million number 561.36 million number 10

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 India 95.13 million number compare
  2. 2 China 70.26 million number compare
  3. 3 Pakistan 27.09 million number compare
  4. 4 United States 24.33 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, female in World?
Population of compulsory school age, female in World was 561.36 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 561.36 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 366.46 million number in 1997.
How does World rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
World ranks 1st out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World 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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About this data

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.