School age population, tertiary education, female in UNESCO: Sids
UNESCO: Sids: School age population, tertiary education, female was 2.61 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.61 million
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
195th
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.62 million
in 2022
All-time low
1.59 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, tertiary education, female in UNESCO: Sids, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UNESCO: Sids recorded 2.61 million for school age population, tertiary education, female in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in UNESCO: Sids peaked at 2.62 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.59 million, in 1970.
That places UNESCO: Sids 195th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, female in UNESCO: Sids, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.59 million | — |
| 1971 | 1.61 million | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 1.64 million | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 1.67 million | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 1.69 million | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 1.71 million | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 1.74 million | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 1.78 million | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 1.82 million | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 1.85 million | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 1.90 million | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 1.95 million | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 2.00 million | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 2.05 million | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 2.09 million | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 2.13 million | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 2.15 million | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 2.16 million | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 2.16 million | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 2.17 million | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 2.17 million | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 2.18 million | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 2.18 million | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 2.19 million | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 2.18 million | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 2.17 million | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 2.16 million | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 2.14 million | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 2.13 million | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 2.13 million | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 2.13 million | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.16 million | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 2.21 million | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 2.25 million | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 2.30 million | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 2.35 million | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 2.40 million | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 2.44 million | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 2.49 million | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 2.53 million | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 2.57 million | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 2.59 million | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 2.59 million | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 2.59 million | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 2.58 million | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 2.58 million | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 2.58 million | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 2.59 million | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 2.59 million | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 2.61 million | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 2.61 million | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 2.62 million | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 2.62 million | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 2.62 million | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.61 million | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.71 million | 1.59 million | 1.85 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.07 million | 1.90 million | 2.17 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.16 million | 2.13 million | 2.19 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.33 million | 2.13 million | 2.53 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.59 million | 2.57 million | 2.61 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.62 million | 2.61 million | 2.62 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNESCO: Sids
- 192 Grenada 4,113 compare
- 193 Seychelles 3,875 compare
- 194 Aruba 3,464 compare
- 195 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3,395 compare
- 196 Antigua and Barbuda 3,106 compare
- 197 United States Virgin Islands 2,428 compare
- 198 Dominica 2,170 compare
More education data for UNESCO: Sids
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 397,920 (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.15 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female 3.93 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.63 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 1.42 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in UNESCO: Sids?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in UNESCO: Sids was 2.61 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The highest recorded value was 2.62 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.59 million in 1970.
- How does UNESCO: Sids rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- UNESCO: Sids ranks 195th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in UNESCO: Sids?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNESCO: Sids data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release