Population of compulsory school age, female in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total
WB: Ida & Ibrd Total: Population of compulsory school age, female was 527.24 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, female in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, female in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total is 527.24 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total peaked at 527.24 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 300.47 million, in 1997.
That places WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 7th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, female in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 300.47 million | — |
| 1998 | 300.48 million | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 303.65 million | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 306.10 million | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 308.15 million | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 326.39 million | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 326.60 million | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 337.23 million | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 342.49 million | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 340.11 million | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 340.34 million | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 344.17 million | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 437.35 million | +27.1% |
| 2010 | 441.25 million | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 445.49 million | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 455.15 million | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 471.65 million | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 475.16 million | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 486.65 million | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 492.68 million | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 493.38 million | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 500.52 million | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 506.42 million | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 511.67 million | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 518.67 million | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 522.91 million | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 526.58 million | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 527.24 million | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 301.53 million | 300.47 million | 303.65 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 340.89 million | 306.10 million | 437.35 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 476.83 million | 441.25 million | 506.42 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 521.41 million | 511.67 million | 527.24 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Ida & Ibrd Total
More education data for WB: Ida & Ibrd Total
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9272 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 290.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 177.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.0827 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 215.63 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 105.44 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, female in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total was 527.24 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total?
- The highest recorded value was 527.24 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total?
- The lowest recorded value was 300.47 million in 1997.
- How does WB: Ida & Ibrd Total rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total ranks 7th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in WB: Ida & Ibrd Total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 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