School age population, tertiary education, female in Middle income
Middle income: School age population, tertiary education, female was 219.99 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
219.99 million number
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
3rd
of 43 groups
All-time high
239.43 million number
in 2009
All-time low
117.31 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, tertiary education, female in Middle income, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, female in Middle income is 219.99 million number, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Middle income peaked at 239.43 million number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 117.31 million number, in 1970.
Middle income ranks 3rd of 43 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, female in Middle income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 117.31 million number | — |
| 1971 | 123.29 million number | +5.1% |
| 1972 | 128.03 million number | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 131.72 million number | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 134.17 million number | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 135.86 million number | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 137.57 million number | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 139.96 million number | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 142.29 million number | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 144.86 million number | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 148.25 million number | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 152.38 million number | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 156.81 million number | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 161.56 million number | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 166.23 million number | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 170.94 million number | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 175.90 million number | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 180.46 million number | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 184.80 million number | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 188.58 million number | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 191.84 million number | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 194.57 million number | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 196.26 million number | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 197.62 million number | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 198.63 million number | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 199.14 million number | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 199.08 million number | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 199.26 million number | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 199.61 million number | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 200.04 million number | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 202.75 million number | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 205.75 million number | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 208.92 million number | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 212.87 million number | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 217.59 million number | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 222.55 million number | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 228.34 million number | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 233.90 million number | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 237.76 million number | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 239.43 million number | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 239.21 million number | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 236.01 million number | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 232.03 million number | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 228.15 million number | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 225.31 million number | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 223.12 million number | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 221.78 million number | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 221.27 million number | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 220.62 million number | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 219.99 million number | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 133.51 million number | 117.31 million number | 144.86 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 168.59 million number | 148.25 million number | 188.58 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 197.61 million number | 191.84 million number | 200.04 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 220.98 million number | 202.75 million number | 239.43 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 226.75 million number | 219.99 million number | 239.21 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
More education data for Middle income
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 25.11 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 66.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 103.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 25.11 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.1% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.5% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4541 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in Middle income?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Middle income was 219.99 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 239.43 million number in 2009.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 117.31 million number in 1970.
- How does Middle income rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Middle income ranks 3rd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle 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.