School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in OECD members
OECD members: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 8.21 million number in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in OECD members, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in OECD members is 8.21 million number, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in OECD members peaked at 9.74 million number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 26,495 number, in 1989.
That places OECD members 22nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in OECD members, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 607,961 number | — |
| 1978 | 703,488 number | +15.7% |
| 1988 | 485,326 number | -31.0% |
| 1989 | 26,495 number | -94.5% |
| 1991 | 96,894 number | +265.7% |
| 1997 | 180,139 number | +85.9% |
| 1998 | 9.28 million number | +5051.2% |
| 1999 | 9.74 million number | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 9.61 million number | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 9.50 million number | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 8.41 million number | -11.5% |
| 2003 | 7.76 million number | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 7.86 million number | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 7.85 million number | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 7.83 million number | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 7.85 million number | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 7.86 million number | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 7.92 million number | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 7.43 million number | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 7.30 million number | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 7.21 million number | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 8.50 million number | +17.8% |
| 2014 | 8.42 million number | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 8.33 million number | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 8.24 million number | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 8.22 million number | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 8.21 million number | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 8.21 million number | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 655,724 number | 607,961 number | 703,488 number | 2 |
| 1980s | 255,910 number | 26,495 number | 485,326 number | 2 |
| 1990s | 4.82 million number | 96,894 number | 9.74 million number | 4 |
| 2000s | 8.24 million number | 7.76 million number | 9.61 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.01 million number | 7.21 million number | 8.50 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More education data for OECD members
- Population ages 0-14 16.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.28 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0045 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.28 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.9% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.5063 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in OECD members?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in OECD members was 8.21 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 9.74 million number in 1999.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,495 number in 1989.
- How does OECD members rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- OECD members ranks 22nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this OECD members 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.