School age population, tertiary education, female in Low income
Low income: School age population, tertiary education, female was 28.88 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
28.88 million number
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
25th
of 43 groups
All-time high
28.88 million number
in 2018
All-time low
8.78 million number
in 1970
Years of data
49
1970–2018
School age population, tertiary education, female in Low income, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Low income recorded 28.88 million number for school age population, tertiary education, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Low income peaked at 28.88 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 8.78 million number, in 1970.
That places Low income 25th out of 43 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, female in Low income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8.78 million number | — |
| 1971 | 8.93 million number | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 9.10 million number | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 9.34 million number | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 9.63 million number | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 9.98 million number | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 10.29 million number | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 10.59 million number | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 10.82 million number | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 11.02 million number | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 11.19 million number | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 11.35 million number | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 11.56 million number | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 11.80 million number | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 12.04 million number | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 12.37 million number | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 12.71 million number | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 12.99 million number | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 13.31 million number | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 13.65 million number | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 14.01 million number | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 14.38 million number | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 14.72 million number | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 15.05 million number | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 15.35 million number | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 15.67 million number | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 16.02 million number | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 16.39 million number | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 16.85 million number | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 17.32 million number | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 17.91 million number | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 18.58 million number | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 19.25 million number | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 19.94 million number | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 20.64 million number | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 21.30 million number | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 21.93 million number | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 22.53 million number | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 23.17 million number | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 23.80 million number | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 24.50 million number | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 25.23 million number | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 25.97 million number | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 26.75 million number | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 27.53 million number | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 27.97 million number | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 28.33 million number | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 28.62 million number | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 28.88 million number | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.85 million number | 8.78 million number | 11.02 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.30 million number | 11.19 million number | 13.65 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.57 million number | 14.01 million number | 17.32 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.90 million number | 17.91 million number | 23.80 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.09 million number | 24.50 million number | 28.88 million number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 22 Thailand 2.40 million number compare
- 23 Germany 2.14 million number compare
- 24 Colombia 2.14 million number compare
- 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
More education data for Low income
- Population ages 15-64 55.8% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 40.9% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.88 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 94.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.6% (2024)
- Labor force, female 43.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in Low income?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Low income was 28.88 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 28.88 million number in 2018.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.78 million number in 1970.
- How does Low income rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Low income ranks 25th out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low income 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.