Population of compulsory school age, female in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024

GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: Population of compulsory school age, female was 22.50 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
22.50 million
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
161st
of 221 groups
All-time high
22.58 million
in 2023
All-time low
1.48 million
in 2001
Years of data
28
1997–2024

Population of compulsory school age, female in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1997–2024

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M1997201020241997: 1.5M1998: 1.5M1999: 1.5M2000: 1.5M2001: 1.5M2002: 20.6M2003: 20.6M2004: 20.7M2005: 20.8M2006: 20.9M2007: 20.9M2008: 20.9M2009: 20.9M2010: 20.9M2011: 20.9M2012: 20.9M2013: 21.1M2014: 21.2M2015: 21.3M2016: 21.5M2017: 21.7M2018: 21.9M2019: 22.1M2020: 22.4M2021: 22.5M2022: 22.6M2023: 22.6M2024: 22.5M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, population of compulsory school age, female in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 22.50 million.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 22.58 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.48 million, in 2001.

GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 161st of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Population of compulsory school age, female in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for Population of compulsory school age, female (number) in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1997 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1997 1.52 million
1998 1.52 million +0.0%
1999 1.51 million -1.0%
2000 1.49 million -1.1%
2001 1.48 million -0.9%
2002 20.56 million +1293.0%
2003 20.60 million +0.2%
2004 20.67 million +0.3%
2005 20.83 million +0.8%
2006 20.87 million +0.2%
2007 20.90 million +0.2%
2008 20.90 million -0.0%
2009 20.91 million +0.0%
2010 20.90 million -0.0%
2011 20.87 million -0.1%
2012 20.88 million +0.1%
2013 21.07 million +0.9%
2014 21.25 million +0.9%
2015 21.34 million +0.4%
2016 21.46 million +0.6%
2017 21.68 million +1.0%
2018 21.86 million +0.8%
2019 22.10 million +1.1%
2020 22.35 million +1.1%
2021 22.48 million +0.6%
2022 22.58 million +0.4%
2023 22.58 million +0.0%
2024 22.50 million -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.52 million 1.51 million 1.52 million 3
2000s 16.92 million 1.48 million 20.91 million 10
2010s 21.34 million 20.87 million 22.10 million 10
2020s 22.50 million 22.35 million 22.58 million 5

Countries ranked near GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024

  1. 158 Suriname 32,361 compare
  2. 159 Macau, China 30,700 compare
  3. 160 Bahamas 30,185 compare
  4. 161 Belize 29,847 compare
  5. 162 Brunei Darussalam 28,276 compare
  6. 163 Malta 24,927 compare
  7. 164 Iceland 22,849 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, female in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Population of compulsory school age, female in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 22.50 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 22.58 million in 2023.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 1.48 million in 2001.
How does GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 161st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 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)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
418 places, 11,049 data points, 1974–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release