School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in World
World: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 585.76 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
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.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
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
- 1 India 123.01 million number compare
- 2 China (People’s Republic of) 87.41 million number compare
- 3 Indonesia 22.13 million number compare
- 4 United States 21.45 million number compare
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, 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 2 regions 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.