School age population, tertiary education, female in Europe & Central Asia
Europe & Central Asia: School age population, tertiary education, female was 25.91 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
25.91 million number
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
28th
of 43 groups
All-time high
33.00 million number
in 1982
All-time low
25.91 million number
in 2019
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, tertiary education, female in Europe & Central Asia, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, tertiary education, female in Europe & Central Asia stood at 25.91 million number. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 33.00 million number in 1982 and was at its lowest, 25.91 million number, in 2019.
Europe & Central Asia ranks 28th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, female in Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 28.90 million number | — |
| 1971 | 29.54 million number | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 30.09 million number | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 30.58 million number | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 31.04 million number | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 31.46 million number | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 31.83 million number | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 32.14 million number | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 32.42 million number | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 32.66 million number | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 32.84 million number | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 32.95 million number | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 33.00 million number | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 32.93 million number | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 32.74 million number | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 32.43 million number | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 32.06 million number | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 31.75 million number | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 31.58 million number | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 31.51 million number | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 31.54 million number | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 31.62 million number | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 31.66 million number | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 31.59 million number | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 31.49 million number | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 31.34 million number | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 31.17 million number | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 31.10 million number | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 31.01 million number | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 31.10 million number | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 31.25 million number | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 31.42 million number | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 31.61 million number | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 31.77 million number | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 31.81 million number | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 31.89 million number | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 31.98 million number | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 32.08 million number | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 32.07 million number | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 31.89 million number | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 31.49 million number | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 30.87 million number | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 30.06 million number | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 29.26 million number | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 28.51 million number | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 27.80 million number | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 27.13 million number | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 26.58 million number | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 26.08 million number | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 25.91 million number | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.07 million number | 28.90 million number | 32.66 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.38 million number | 31.51 million number | 33.00 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.36 million number | 31.01 million number | 31.66 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.78 million number | 31.25 million number | 32.08 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.37 million number | 25.91 million number | 31.49 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia
- 25 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.97 million number compare
- 26 Sudan 1.91 million number compare
- 27 France 1.90 million number compare
- 28 Afghanistan 1.86 million number compare
- 29 Uganda 1.76 million number compare
- 30 Argentina 1.72 million number compare
- 31 Nepal 1.69 million number compare
More education data for Europe & Central Asia
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0564 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.52 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 64.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.2% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 52.35 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.0527 % change on previous year (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 3.52 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in Europe & Central Asia?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Europe & Central Asia was 25.91 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 33.00 million number in 1982.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.91 million number in 2019.
- How does Europe & Central Asia rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 28th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia 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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.