School age population, lower secondary education, female in IDA blend
IDA blend: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 18.32 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
18.32 million number
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
27th
of 43 groups
All-time high
18.32 million number
in 2019
All-time low
6.65 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, lower secondary education, female in IDA blend, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, female in IDA blend is 18.32 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in IDA blend peaked at 18.32 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.65 million number, in 1970.
That places IDA blend 27th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, female in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.65 million number | — |
| 1971 | 6.89 million number | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 7.11 million number | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 7.34 million number | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 7.58 million number | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 7.82 million number | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 8.06 million number | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 8.35 million number | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 8.50 million number | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 8.73 million number | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 8.96 million number | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 9.19 million number | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 9.43 million number | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 9.70 million number | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 9.99 million number | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 10.32 million number | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 8.93 million number | -13.5% |
| 1987 | 9.22 million number | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 9.53 million number | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 9.56 million number | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 9.88 million number | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 10.20 million number | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 10.52 million number | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 10.84 million number | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 11.18 million number | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 11.54 million number | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 11.86 million number | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 12.21 million number | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 12.56 million number | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 12.90 million number | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 13.24 million number | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 13.55 million number | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 13.81 million number | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 14.07 million number | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 14.31 million number | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 14.55 million number | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 14.77 million number | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 14.98 million number | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 15.21 million number | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 15.43 million number | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 15.66 million number | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 15.86 million number | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 16.07 million number | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 16.30 million number | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 16.56 million number | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 16.85 million number | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 17.18 million number | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 17.53 million number | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 18.24 million number | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 18.32 million number | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.70 million number | 6.65 million number | 8.73 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.48 million number | 8.93 million number | 10.32 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.37 million number | 9.88 million number | 12.90 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.39 million number | 13.24 million number | 15.43 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.86 million number | 15.66 million number | 18.32 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
- 24 Afghanistan 1.47 million number compare
- 25 Algeria 1.38 million number compare
- 26 Uzbekistan 1.33 million number compare
- 27 Kenya 1.33 million number compare
- 28 Madagascar 1.29 million number compare
- 29 Iraq 1.28 million number compare
- 30 Angola 1.26 million number compare
More education data for IDA blend
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.26 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 37.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 91.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0033 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.26 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 89.9% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 92.2% (2024)
- Labor force, female 39.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in IDA blend?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in IDA blend was 18.32 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 18.32 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.65 million number in 1970.
- How does IDA blend rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- IDA blend ranks 27th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA blend data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.