School age population, tertiary education, female in South Asia
South Asia: School age population, tertiary education, female was 79.94 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in South Asia, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
South Asia recorded 79.94 million number for school age population, tertiary education, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in South Asia peaked at 79.94 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 29.85 million number, in 1970.
That places South Asia 8th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, female in South Asia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 29.85 million number | — |
| 1971 | 31.14 million number | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 32.40 million number | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 33.64 million number | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 34.77 million number | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 35.84 million number | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 36.83 million number | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 37.72 million number | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 38.65 million number | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 39.67 million number | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 40.75 million number | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 41.87 million number | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 42.71 million number | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 43.78 million number | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 44.81 million number | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 45.84 million number | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 46.84 million number | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 47.72 million number | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 48.65 million number | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 49.66 million number | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 50.72 million number | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 51.85 million number | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 52.95 million number | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 54.09 million number | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 55.26 million number | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 56.48 million number | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 57.71 million number | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 58.95 million number | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 60.19 million number | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 61.60 million number | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 63.10 million number | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 64.71 million number | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 66.27 million number | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 67.80 million number | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 69.18 million number | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 70.44 million number | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 71.56 million number | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 72.55 million number | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 73.44 million number | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 74.14 million number | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 74.80 million number | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 75.41 million number | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 75.98 million number | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 76.55 million number | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 77.16 million number | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 77.78 million number | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 78.39 million number | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 79.05 million number | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 79.61 million number | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 79.94 million number | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35.05 million number | 29.85 million number | 39.67 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.26 million number | 40.75 million number | 49.66 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.98 million number | 50.72 million number | 61.60 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.32 million number | 63.10 million number | 74.14 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.47 million number | 74.80 million number | 79.94 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
More education data for South Asia
- Population ages 0-14 24.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.84 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 119.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5.84 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 119.2% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 118.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4194 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in South Asia?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in South Asia was 79.94 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 79.94 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.85 million number in 1970.
- How does South Asia rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- South Asia ranks 8th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia 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.