School age population, secondary education, female in World
World: School age population, secondary education, female was 381.88 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
381.88 million number
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
1st
of 2 regions
All-time high
386.18 million number
in 2004
All-time low
223.79 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, secondary education, female in World, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, secondary education, female in World stood at 381.88 million number.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in World peaked at 386.18 million number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 223.79 million number, in 1970.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, female in World, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 223.79 million number | — |
| 1971 | 226.72 million number | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 230.27 million number | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 234.55 million number | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 239.52 million number | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 245.01 million number | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 251.09 million number | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 265.24 million number | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 280.26 million number | +5.7% |
| 1979 | 286.93 million number | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 293.10 million number | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 299.36 million number | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 304.56 million number | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 309.56 million number | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 314.28 million number | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 318.37 million number | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 321.02 million number | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 323.25 million number | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 324.95 million number | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 325.77 million number | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 326.79 million number | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 327.28 million number | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 327.81 million number | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 329.62 million number | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 332.76 million number | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 336.66 million number | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 341.05 million number | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 346.31 million number | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 353.90 million number | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 360.25 million number | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 367.68 million number | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 374.70 million number | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 380.09 million number | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 383.98 million number | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 386.18 million number | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 385.93 million number | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 383.31 million number | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 379.21 million number | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 375.60 million number | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 373.54 million number | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 371.81 million number | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 371.42 million number | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 371.76 million number | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 372.08 million number | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 372.31 million number | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 373.15 million number | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 374.17 million number | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 376.68 million number | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 379.29 million number | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 381.88 million number | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 248.34 million number | 223.79 million number | 286.93 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 313.42 million number | 293.10 million number | 325.77 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 338.24 million number | 326.79 million number | 360.25 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 379.02 million number | 367.68 million number | 386.18 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 374.46 million number | 371.42 million number | 381.88 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near World
More education data for World
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 34.10 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4548 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, female in World?
- School age population, secondary education, female in World was 381.88 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 386.18 million number in 2004.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 223.79 million number in 1970.
- How does World rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- World ranks 1st out of 2 regions with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.