School age population, post-secondary … post-secondary female in India
India: School age population, post-secondary … post-secondary female was 23.40 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in India, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in India stood at 23.40 million number. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in India peaked at 23.40 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 18.33 million number, in 1997.
India ranks 1st of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary … post-secondary female in India, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 18.33 million number | — |
| 1998 | 18.73 million number | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 19.20 million number | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 19.69 million number | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 20.18 million number | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 20.60 million number | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 20.96 million number | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 21.24 million number | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 21.49 million number | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 21.74 million number | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 21.95 million number | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 22.10 million number | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 22.21 million number | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 22.29 million number | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 22.37 million number | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 22.45 million number | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 22.56 million number | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 22.72 million number | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 22.89 million number | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 23.04 million number | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 23.19 million number | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 23.31 million number | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 23.40 million number | +0.4% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 23.40 million number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 156,006 number, 150.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- India's 23.40 million number is above the median for South Asia, which is 319,294 number, 73.3× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.76 million number | 18.33 million number | 19.20 million number | 3 |
| 2000s | 21.22 million number | 19.69 million number | 22.21 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.82 million number | 22.29 million number | 23.40 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near India
More education data for India
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.38 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.88 (2025)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.31 million (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 3.10 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 19.37 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.52 million (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 133.16 million (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 126.12 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -8.85 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in India?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in India was 23.40 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 23.40 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.33 million number in 1997.
- How does India rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- India ranks 1st out of 164 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.