School age population, tertiary education, female in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: School age population, tertiary education, female was 40.47 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
40.47 million number
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
21st
of 43 groups
All-time high
40.47 million number
in 2019
All-time low
11.11 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, tertiary education, female in Pre-demographic dividend, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, tertiary education, female in Pre-demographic dividend stood at 40.47 million number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 40.47 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11.11 million number, in 1970.
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 21st 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.
School age population, tertiary education, female in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 11.11 million number | — |
| 1971 | 11.42 million number | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 11.70 million number | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 11.99 million number | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 12.30 million number | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 12.64 million number | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 12.98 million number | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 13.32 million number | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 13.67 million number | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 14.05 million number | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 14.45 million number | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 14.83 million number | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 15.18 million number | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 15.54 million number | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 15.88 million number | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 16.27 million number | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 16.81 million number | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 17.21 million number | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 17.67 million number | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 18.23 million number | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 18.81 million number | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 19.43 million number | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 20.06 million number | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 20.71 million number | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 21.37 million number | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 22.07 million number | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 22.76 million number | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 23.42 million number | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 24.11 million number | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 24.81 million number | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 25.59 million number | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 26.41 million number | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 27.19 million number | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 28.00 million number | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 28.88 million number | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 29.73 million number | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 30.58 million number | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 31.30 million number | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 32.11 million number | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 32.92 million number | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 33.77 million number | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 34.76 million number | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 35.70 million number | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 36.71 million number | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 37.80 million number | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 38.60 million number | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 39.26 million number | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 39.79 million number | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 40.23 million number | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 40.47 million number | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.52 million number | 11.11 million number | 14.05 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.21 million number | 14.45 million number | 18.23 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.76 million number | 18.81 million number | 24.81 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.27 million number | 25.59 million number | 32.92 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.71 million number | 33.77 million number | 40.47 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
More education data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4.66 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 41.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 55.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 98.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 4.66 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 96.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.2% (2024)
- Labor force, total 434.67 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in Pre-demographic dividend?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Pre-demographic dividend was 40.47 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 40.47 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.11 million number in 1970.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 21st out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pre-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.