School age population, tertiary education, female in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: School age population, tertiary education, female was 45.97 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in Least developed countries, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Least developed countries recorded 45.97 million number for school age population, tertiary education, female in 2019. 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 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Least developed countries peaked at 45.97 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 14.39 million number, in 1970.
Least developed countries ranks 19th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.93 million number | 14.39 million number | 17.84 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.58 million number | 18.40 million number | 22.98 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.57 million number | 23.62 million number | 29.74 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.85 million number | 30.67 million number | 38.47 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.31 million number | 39.27 million number | 45.97 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
More education data for Least developed countries
- Population ages 0-14 38.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.7% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4.43 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0037 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 4.43 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.3712 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in Least developed countries?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Least developed countries was 45.97 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 45.97 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.39 million number in 1970.
- How does Least developed countries rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Least developed countries ranks 19th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least developed countries 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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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.