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School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) in Post-demographic dividend

Post-demographic dividend: School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) was 31.11 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
31.11 million number
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
25th
of 45 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

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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 25th out of 45 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 (number) (age) 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 22 Thailand 2.40 million number compare
  2. 23 Germany 2.14 million number compare
  3. 24 Colombia 2.14 million number compare
  4. 25 United Kingdom 1.97 million number compare
  5. 26 Sudan 1.91 million number compare
  6. 27 France 1.90 million number compare
  7. 28 Afghanistan 1.86 million number compare

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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 25th out of 45 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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Indicator
School age population, tertiary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.