Population of compulsory school age, female in WB: High Income (july 2025)
WB: High Income (july 2025): Population of compulsory school age, female was 84.65 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, female in WB: High Income (july 2025), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, female in WB: High Income (july 2025) is 84.65 million, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in WB: High Income (july 2025) peaked at 84.73 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 77.33 million, in 2012.
That places WB: High Income (july 2025) 69th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, female in WB: High Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 79.97 million | — |
| 2000 | 80.12 million | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 79.57 million | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 79.14 million | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 80.67 million | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 81.45 million | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 80.78 million | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 79.91 million | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 79.19 million | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 78.62 million | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 78.05 million | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 77.60 million | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 77.41 million | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 77.33 million | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 78.55 million | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 78.70 million | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 79.54 million | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 80.20 million | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 80.91 million | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 81.29 million | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 81.62 million | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 83.00 million | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 83.40 million | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 84.08 million | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 84.73 million | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 84.65 million | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.97 million | 79.97 million | 79.97 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 79.75 million | 78.05 million | 81.45 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.31 million | 77.33 million | 81.62 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.97 million | 83.00 million | 84.73 million | 5 |
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More education data for WB: High Income (july 2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0898 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 51.82 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1159 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 106.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 43.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0538 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.99 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, female in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in WB: High Income (july 2025) was 84.65 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 84.73 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.33 million in 2012.
- How does WB: High Income (july 2025) rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 69th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: High Income (july 2025) 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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February 2026 Data Release