School age population, tertiary education, female in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: School age population, tertiary education, female was 31.11 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
31.11 million number
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
24th
of 43 groups
All-time high
37.93 million number
in 1984
All-time low
31.11 million number
in 2019
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, tertiary education, female in Post-demographic dividend, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Post-demographic dividend recorded 31.11 million number for school age population, tertiary education, female in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 37.93 million number in 1984 and was at its lowest, 31.11 million number, in 2019.
That places Post-demographic dividend 24th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, female in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 34.50 million number | — |
| 1971 | 34.81 million number | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 34.98 million number | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 35.11 million number | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 35.31 million number | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 35.56 million number | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 35.86 million number | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 36.15 million number | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 36.46 million number | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 36.78 million number | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 37.10 million number | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 37.42 million number | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 37.71 million number | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 37.90 million number | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 37.93 million number | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 37.82 million number | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 37.58 million number | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 37.25 million number | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 36.97 million number | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 36.76 million number | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 36.59 million number | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 36.47 million number | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 36.30 million number | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 36.00 million number | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 35.59 million number | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 35.11 million number | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 34.57 million number | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 34.07 million number | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 33.68 million number | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 33.58 million number | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 33.60 million number | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 33.66 million number | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 33.79 million number | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 33.80 million number | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 33.67 million number | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 33.50 million number | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 33.31 million number | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 33.30 million number | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 33.36 million number | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 33.44 million number | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 33.44 million number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 33.41 million number | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 33.22 million number | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 32.96 million number | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 32.56 million number | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 32.16 million number | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 31.72 million number | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 31.45 million number | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 31.15 million number | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 31.11 million number | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35.55 million number | 34.50 million number | 36.78 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.44 million number | 36.76 million number | 37.93 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.20 million number | 33.58 million number | 36.59 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.54 million number | 33.30 million number | 33.80 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.32 million number | 31.11 million number | 33.44 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
- 21 South Africa 2.46 million number compare
- 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
More education data for Post-demographic dividend
- Population ages 0-14 14.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.8% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.08 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5.08 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0045 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 99.6% (2024)
- Labor force, female 46.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in Post-demographic dividend?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Post-demographic dividend was 31.11 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 37.93 million number in 1984.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.11 million number in 2019.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 24th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.