School age population, tertiary education, female in IDA blend
IDA blend: School age population, tertiary education, female was 24.55 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
24.55 million number
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
30th
of 43 groups
All-time high
24.55 million number
in 2019
All-time low
6.40 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, tertiary education, female in IDA blend, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
IDA blend recorded 24.55 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 0.2% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in IDA blend peaked at 24.55 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.40 million number, in 1970.
IDA blend ranks 30th of 43 groups on this measure, 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 IDA blend, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.40 million number | — |
| 1971 | 6.58 million number | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 6.78 million number | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 7.00 million number | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 7.26 million number | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 7.54 million number | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 7.85 million number | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 8.17 million number | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 8.50 million number | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 8.83 million number | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 9.16 million number | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 9.50 million number | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 9.82 million number | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 10.14 million number | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 10.45 million number | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 10.75 million number | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 11.15 million number | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 11.44 million number | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 11.73 million number | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 12.09 million number | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 12.45 million number | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 12.83 million number | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 13.20 million number | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 13.60 million number | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 14.02 million number | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 14.48 million number | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 14.95 million number | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 15.45 million number | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 15.97 million number | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 16.51 million number | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 17.05 million number | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 17.60 million number | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 18.11 million number | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 18.64 million number | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 19.17 million number | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 19.68 million number | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 20.24 million number | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 20.76 million number | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 21.27 million number | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 21.76 million number | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 22.23 million number | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 22.67 million number | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 23.05 million number | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 23.42 million number | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 23.82 million number | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 24.01 million number | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 24.20 million number | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 24.37 million number | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 24.51 million number | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 24.55 million number | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.49 million number | 6.40 million number | 8.83 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.62 million number | 9.16 million number | 12.09 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.35 million number | 12.45 million number | 16.51 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.43 million number | 17.05 million number | 21.76 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.68 million number | 22.23 million number | 24.55 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
More education data for IDA blend
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.9% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.26 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 91.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.26 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0033 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 89.9% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 92.2% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4076 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in IDA blend?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in IDA blend was 24.55 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 24.55 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.40 million number in 1970.
- How does IDA blend rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- IDA blend ranks 30th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.