School age population, lower secondary education, female in Middle income

Middle income: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 146.17 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
146.17 million number
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
3rd
of 43 groups
All-time high
156.25 million number
in 2002
All-time low
87.75 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

School age population, lower secondary education, female in Middle income, 1970–2019

050.0M100.0M150.0M197019942019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Middle income stood at 146.17 million number.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Middle income peaked at 156.25 million number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 87.75 million number, in 1970.

Middle income ranks 3rd of 43 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.

School age population, lower secondary education, female in Middle income, year by year

Annual values for School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) in Middle income, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 87.75 million number
1971 88.74 million number +1.1%
1972 90.67 million number +2.2%
1973 93.10 million number +2.7%
1974 95.74 million number +2.8%
1975 98.25 million number +2.6%
1976 101.21 million number +3.0%
1977 113.50 million number +12.1%
1978 116.11 million number +2.3%
1979 119.08 million number +2.5%
1980 122.08 million number +2.5%
1981 125.02 million number +2.4%
1982 127.47 million number +2.0%
1983 129.43 million number +1.5%
1984 131.00 million number +1.2%
1985 132.39 million number +1.1%
1986 132.04 million number -0.3%
1987 132.84 million number +0.6%
1988 133.21 million number +0.3%
1989 132.75 million number -0.3%
1990 132.86 million number +0.1%
1991 132.80 million number -0.0%
1992 133.55 million number +0.6%
1993 135.51 million number +1.5%
1994 137.85 million number +1.7%
1995 140.24 million number +1.7%
1996 142.39 million number +1.5%
1997 144.61 million number +1.6%
1998 145.17 million number +0.4%
1999 148.52 million number +2.3%
2000 152.31 million number +2.6%
2001 155.27 million number +1.9%
2002 156.25 million number +0.6%
2003 154.89 million number -0.9%
2004 152.92 million number -1.3%
2005 149.88 million number -2.0%
2006 147.09 million number -1.9%
2007 144.91 million number -1.5%
2008 143.52 million number -1.0%
2009 142.84 million number -0.5%
2010 142.51 million number -0.2%
2011 142.23 million number -0.2%
2012 141.98 million number -0.2%
2013 141.82 million number -0.1%
2014 141.80 million number -0.0%
2015 141.89 million number +0.1%
2016 142.73 million number +0.6%
2017 144.44 million number +1.2%
2018 145.47 million number +0.7%
2019 146.17 million number +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 100.41 million number 87.75 million number 119.08 million number 10
1980s 129.82 million number 122.08 million number 133.21 million number 10
1990s 139.35 million number 132.80 million number 148.52 million number 10
2000s 149.99 million number 142.84 million number 156.25 million number 10
2010s 143.10 million number 141.80 million number 146.17 million number 10

Countries ranked near Middle income

  1. 1 India 36.22 million number compare
  2. 2 China 23.02 million number compare
  3. 3 Nigeria 7.15 million number compare
  4. 4 Brazil 6.89 million number compare
  5. 5 Pakistan 6.78 million number compare
  6. 6 Indonesia 6.75 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Middle income?
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Middle income was 146.17 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Middle income?
The highest recorded value was 156.25 million number in 2002.
What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 87.75 million number in 1970.
How does Middle income rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
Middle income ranks 3rd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Middle income 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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Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.