School age population, secondary education, female in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: School age population, secondary education, female was 85.02 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
85.02 million number
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
12th
of 43 groups
All-time high
122.44 million number
in 2003
All-time low
72.57 million number
in 1971
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, secondary education, female in Late-demographic dividend, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Late-demographic dividend recorded 85.02 million number for school age population, secondary education, female in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 122.44 million number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 72.57 million number, in 1971.
That places Late-demographic dividend 12th 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, secondary education, female in Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 72.74 million number | — |
| 1971 | 72.57 million number | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 72.79 million number | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 73.74 million number | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 75.30 million number | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 77.23 million number | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 79.80 million number | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 90.93 million number | +13.9% |
| 1978 | 102.58 million number | +12.8% |
| 1979 | 106.22 million number | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 109.46 million number | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 112.73 million number | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 115.76 million number | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 118.00 million number | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 119.48 million number | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 120.34 million number | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 120.48 million number | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 119.58 million number | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 118.03 million number | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 116.02 million number | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 113.58 million number | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 110.56 million number | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 107.78 million number | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 105.92 million number | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 104.89 million number | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 104.42 million number | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 104.56 million number | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 105.90 million number | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 108.44 million number | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 110.80 million number | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 114.73 million number | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 118.64 million number | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 121.52 million number | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 122.44 million number | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 122.35 million number | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 119.66 million number | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 115.07 million number | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 109.34 million number | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 104.09 million number | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 99.84 million number | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 96.35 million number | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 94.03 million number | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 92.45 million number | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 90.75 million number | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 89.12 million number | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 87.81 million number | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 86.78 million number | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 85.98 million number | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 85.06 million number | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 85.02 million number | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 82.39 million number | 72.57 million number | 106.22 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 116.99 million number | 109.46 million number | 120.48 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 107.69 million number | 104.42 million number | 113.58 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 114.77 million number | 99.84 million number | 122.44 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.34 million number | 85.02 million number | 96.35 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
More education data for Late-demographic dividend
- Population ages 15-64 68.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.0% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.38 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 10.38 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0045 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 99.9% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.5306 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, female in Late-demographic dividend?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Late-demographic dividend was 85.02 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 122.44 million number in 2003.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.57 million number in 1971.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 12th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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.