School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number) in World
World: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number) was 585.76 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
585.76 million number
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
1st
of 45 groups
All-time high
616.45 million number
in 2010
All-time low
328.59 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in World, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in World is 585.76 million number, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in World peaked at 616.45 million number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 328.59 million number, in 1970.
That places World 1st out of 45 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number) in World, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 328.59 million number | — |
| 1971 | 342.07 million number | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 353.01 million number | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 361.83 million number | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 368.22 million number | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 373.19 million number | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 378.19 million number | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 384.54 million number | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 390.60 million number | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 397.01 million number | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 404.95 million number | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 414.31 million number | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 424.29 million number | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 434.64 million number | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 444.52 million number | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 454.41 million number | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 464.65 million number | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 473.91 million number | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 482.96 million number | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 491.09 million number | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 498.30 million number | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 504.55 million number | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 508.52 million number | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 511.54 million number | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 513.59 million number | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 514.55 million number | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 514.25 million number | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 514.72 million number | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 515.88 million number | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 517.76 million number | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 524.96 million number | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 532.50 million number | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 541.16 million number | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 550.93 million number | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 561.77 million number | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 573.44 million number | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 586.40 million number | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 599.52 million number | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 609.47 million number | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 614.66 million number | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 616.45 million number | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 611.80 million number | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 605.90 million number | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 599.84 million number | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 595.46 million number | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 591.37 million number | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 588.90 million number | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 588.13 million number | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 586.80 million number | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 585.76 million number | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 367.73 million number | 328.59 million number | 397.01 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 448.97 million number | 404.95 million number | 491.09 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 511.37 million number | 498.30 million number | 517.76 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 569.48 million number | 524.96 million number | 614.66 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 597.04 million number | 585.76 million number | 616.45 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near World
More education data for World
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 651.68 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 780.85 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0959 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.08 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in World?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in World was 585.76 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 616.45 million number in 2010.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 328.59 million number in 1970.
- How does World rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- World ranks 1st out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.