School age population, tertiary education, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): School age population, tertiary education, female was 34.86 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
34.86 million number
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
22nd
of 43 groups
All-time high
34.86 million number
in 2019
All-time low
9.84 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

School age population, tertiary education, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1970–2019

10.0M20.0M30.0M197019942019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) recorded 34.86 million number for school age population, tertiary education, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 34.86 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.84 million number, in 1970.

That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 22nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

School age population, tertiary education, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year

Annual values for School age population, tertiary education, female (number) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 9.84 million number
1971 10.07 million number +2.3%
1972 10.28 million number +2.1%
1973 10.50 million number +2.2%
1974 10.75 million number +2.4%
1975 11.03 million number +2.6%
1976 11.31 million number +2.5%
1977 11.62 million number +2.7%
1978 11.90 million number +2.4%
1979 12.20 million number +2.5%
1980 12.50 million number +2.5%
1981 12.77 million number +2.2%
1982 13.06 million number +2.2%
1983 13.35 million number +2.2%
1984 13.62 million number +2.1%
1985 13.96 million number +2.5%
1986 14.31 million number +2.5%
1987 14.63 million number +2.2%
1988 15.01 million number +2.6%
1989 15.44 million number +2.8%
1990 15.90 million number +3.0%
1991 16.39 million number +3.1%
1992 16.89 million number +3.0%
1993 17.40 million number +3.0%
1994 17.91 million number +2.9%
1995 18.46 million number +3.1%
1996 19.01 million number +3.0%
1997 19.55 million number +2.8%
1998 20.09 million number +2.8%
1999 20.70 million number +3.1%
2000 21.37 million number +3.2%
2001 22.10 million number +3.4%
2002 22.82 million number +3.2%
2003 23.57 million number +3.3%
2004 24.36 million number +3.4%
2005 25.11 million number +3.1%
2006 25.83 million number +2.9%
2007 26.51 million number +2.6%
2008 27.21 million number +2.7%
2009 27.93 million number +2.6%
2010 28.74 million number +2.9%
2011 29.59 million number +3.0%
2012 30.50 million number +3.1%
2013 31.50 million number +3.3%
2014 32.50 million number +3.2%
2015 33.18 million number +2.1%
2016 33.77 million number +1.8%
2017 34.26 million number +1.4%
2018 34.67 million number +1.2%
2019 34.86 million number +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 10.95 million number 9.84 million number 12.20 million number 10
1980s 13.86 million number 12.50 million number 15.44 million number 10
1990s 18.23 million number 15.90 million number 20.70 million number 10
2000s 24.68 million number 21.37 million number 27.93 million number 10
2010s 32.36 million number 28.74 million number 34.86 million number 10

Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

  1. 19 Myanmar 2.48 million number compare
  2. 20 Tanzania 2.48 million number compare
  3. 21 South Africa 2.46 million number compare
  4. 22 Thailand 2.40 million number compare
  5. 23 Germany 2.14 million number compare
  6. 24 Colombia 2.14 million number compare
  7. 25 United Kingdom 1.97 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
School age population, tertiary education, female in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 34.86 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
The highest recorded value was 34.86 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
The lowest recorded value was 9.84 million number in 1970.
How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 22nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.