School age population, tertiary education, female in Early-demographic dividend

Early-demographic dividend: School age population, tertiary education, female was 140.40 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
140.40 million number
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
5th
of 43 groups
All-time high
140.40 million number
in 2019
All-time low
52.43 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

School age population, tertiary education, female in Early-demographic dividend, 1970–2019

050.0M100.0M150.0M197019942019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, school age population, tertiary education, female in Early-demographic dividend stood at 140.40 million number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 140.40 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 52.43 million number, in 1970.

Early-demographic dividend ranks 5th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.

School age population, tertiary education, female in Early-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for School age population, tertiary education, female (number) in Early-demographic dividend, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 52.43 million number
1971 54.87 million number +4.7%
1972 57.23 million number +4.3%
1973 59.47 million number +3.9%
1974 61.58 million number +3.5%
1975 63.57 million number +3.2%
1976 65.45 million number +3.0%
1977 67.22 million number +2.7%
1978 68.99 million number +2.6%
1979 70.92 million number +2.8%
1980 72.94 million number +2.9%
1981 75.06 million number +2.9%
1982 76.91 million number +2.5%
1983 78.99 million number +2.7%
1984 81.04 million number +2.6%
1985 83.08 million number +2.5%
1986 85.11 million number +2.4%
1987 87.00 million number +2.2%
1988 88.94 million number +2.2%
1989 91.01 million number +2.3%
1990 93.19 million number +2.4%
1991 95.39 million number +2.4%
1992 97.47 million number +2.2%
1993 99.56 million number +2.1%
1994 101.67 million number +2.1%
1995 103.88 million number +2.2%
1996 106.15 million number +2.2%
1997 108.51 million number +2.2%
1998 110.95 million number +2.3%
1999 113.54 million number +2.3%
2000 116.21 million number +2.4%
2001 119.00 million number +2.4%
2002 121.70 million number +2.3%
2003 124.27 million number +2.1%
2004 126.53 million number +1.8%
2005 128.39 million number +1.5%
2006 130.23 million number +1.4%
2007 131.94 million number +1.3%
2008 133.33 million number +1.1%
2009 134.38 million number +0.8%
2010 135.25 million number +0.6%
2011 135.99 million number +0.6%
2012 136.78 million number +0.6%
2013 137.54 million number +0.6%
2014 138.25 million number +0.5%
2015 138.67 million number +0.3%
2016 139.13 million number +0.3%
2017 139.71 million number +0.4%
2018 140.16 million number +0.3%
2019 140.40 million number +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 62.17 million number 52.43 million number 70.92 million number 10
1980s 82.01 million number 72.94 million number 91.01 million number 10
1990s 103.03 million number 93.19 million number 113.54 million number 10
2000s 126.60 million number 116.21 million number 134.38 million number 10
2010s 138.19 million number 135.25 million number 140.40 million number 10

Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend

  1. 2 China 41.00 million number compare
  2. 3 Indonesia 10.81 million number compare
  3. 4 United States of America 10.47 million number compare
  4. 5 Pakistan 10.12 million number compare
  5. 6 Brazil 7.98 million number compare
  6. 7 Nigeria 7.82 million number compare
  7. 8 Bangladesh 7.55 million number compare

See the full ranking of 248 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, tertiary education, female in Early-demographic dividend?
School age population, tertiary education, female in Early-demographic dividend was 140.40 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 140.40 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 52.43 million number in 1970.
How does Early-demographic dividend rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
Early-demographic dividend ranks 5th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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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Indicator
School age population, tertiary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.