School age population, secondary education, female in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: School age population, secondary education, female was 340.78 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
340.78 million number
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
1st
of 43 groups
All-time high
342.71 million number
in 2004
All-time low
178.15 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, secondary education, female in IDA & IBRD total, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, secondary education, female in IDA & IBRD total stood at 340.78 million number.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 342.71 million number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 178.15 million number, in 1970.
That places IDA & IBRD total 1st out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, female in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 178.15 million number | — |
| 1971 | 180.56 million number | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 183.52 million number | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 187.26 million number | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 191.78 million number | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 196.85 million number | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 202.55 million number | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 216.35 million number | +6.8% |
| 1978 | 231.18 million number | +6.9% |
| 1979 | 237.71 million number | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 243.93 million number | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 250.33 million number | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 255.85 million number | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 261.24 million number | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 266.38 million number | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 270.86 million number | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 273.90 million number | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 276.55 million number | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 278.76 million number | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 280.19 million number | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 281.87 million number | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 283.04 million number | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 284.10 million number | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 286.29 million number | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 289.62 million number | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 293.56 million number | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 298.11 million number | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 303.31 million number | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 310.80 million number | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 316.94 million number | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 324.50 million number | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 331.62 million number | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 336.92 million number | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 340.59 million number | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 342.71 million number | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 342.42 million number | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 339.77 million number | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 335.69 million number | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 332.21 million number | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 330.47 million number | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 329.10 million number | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 329.13 million number | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 329.78 million number | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 330.33 million number | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 330.82 million number | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 331.95 million number | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 333.23 million number | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 335.81 million number | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 338.38 million number | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 340.78 million number | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 200.59 million number | 178.15 million number | 237.71 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 265.80 million number | 243.93 million number | 280.19 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 294.76 million number | 281.87 million number | 316.94 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 335.69 million number | 324.50 million number | 342.71 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 332.93 million number | 329.10 million number | 340.78 million number | 10 |
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More education data for IDA & IBRD total
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.0% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 28.51 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 28.51 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0041 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.1% (2024)
- Labor force, total 3.10 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, female in IDA & IBRD total?
- School age population, secondary education, female in IDA & IBRD total was 340.78 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 342.71 million number in 2004.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 178.15 million number in 1970.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 1st out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, 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 secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.