School age population, tertiary education, female in IDA only
IDA only: School age population, tertiary education, female was 49.50 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
49.50 million number
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
15th
of 43 groups
All-time high
49.50 million number
in 2019
All-time low
15.42 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, tertiary education, female in IDA only, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, tertiary education, female in IDA only stood at 49.50 million number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in IDA only peaked at 49.50 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 15.42 million number, in 1970.
IDA only ranks 15th 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 only, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 15.42 million number | — |
| 1971 | 15.88 million number | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 16.21 million number | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 16.54 million number | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 16.88 million number | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 17.27 million number | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 17.70 million number | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 18.24 million number | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 18.78 million number | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 19.36 million number | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 19.97 million number | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 20.56 million number | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 20.90 million number | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 21.48 million number | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 22.04 million number | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 22.66 million number | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 23.27 million number | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 23.81 million number | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 24.41 million number | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 25.05 million number | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 25.73 million number | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 26.45 million number | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 27.12 million number | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 27.81 million number | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 28.51 million number | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 29.27 million number | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 30.04 million number | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 30.83 million number | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 31.57 million number | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 32.49 million number | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 33.50 million number | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 34.59 million number | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 35.63 million number | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 36.69 million number | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 37.72 million number | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 38.67 million number | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 39.55 million number | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 40.36 million number | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 41.20 million number | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 41.96 million number | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 42.85 million number | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 43.82 million number | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 44.86 million number | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 45.94 million number | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 47.00 million number | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 47.69 million number | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 48.30 million number | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 48.86 million number | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 49.30 million number | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 49.50 million number | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.23 million number | 15.42 million number | 19.36 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.42 million number | 19.97 million number | 25.05 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.98 million number | 25.73 million number | 32.49 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.99 million number | 33.50 million number | 41.96 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.81 million number | 42.85 million number | 49.50 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
- 12 Egypt 4.05 million number compare
- 13 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 3.51 million number compare
- 14 Russian Federation 3.34 million number compare
- 15 Viet Nam 3.34 million number compare
- 16 Türkiye 3.28 million number compare
- 17 Iran, Islamic Republic of 2.86 million number compare
- 18 Kenya 2.63 million number compare
More education data for IDA only
- Population ages 0-14 37.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.00 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5.00 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 101.6% (2024)
- Labor force, female 41.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in IDA only?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in IDA only was 49.50 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 49.50 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.42 million number in 1970.
- How does IDA only rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- IDA only ranks 15th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA only 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 50 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.