School age population, tertiary education, female in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: School age population, tertiary education, female was 95.99 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
95.99 million number
Change on year
down 0.9%
Rank
7th
of 43 groups
All-time high
122.18 million number
in 2009
All-time low
71.37 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, tertiary education, female in Upper 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 Upper middle income is 95.99 million number, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Upper middle income peaked at 122.18 million number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 71.37 million number, in 1970.
That places Upper middle income 7th 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 Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 71.37 million number | — |
| 1971 | 75.16 million number | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 77.88 million number | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 79.59 million number | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 80.20 million number | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 80.18 million number | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 80.44 million number | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 81.39 million number | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 82.23 million number | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 83.19 million number | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 84.88 million number | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 87.23 million number | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 90.21 million number | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 93.29 million number | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 96.34 million number | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 99.47 million number | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 102.78 million number | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 105.92 million number | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 108.76 million number | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 110.83 million number | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 112.28 million number | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 113.15 million number | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 113.03 million number | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 112.53 million number | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 111.65 million number | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 110.19 million number | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 108.12 million number | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 106.26 million number | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 104.44 million number | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 102.54 million number | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 102.80 million number | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 103.23 million number | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 103.95 million number | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 105.52 million number | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 108.07 million number | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 111.19 million number | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 115.16 million number | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 119.24 million number | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 121.70 million number | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 122.18 million number | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 120.85 million number | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 116.56 million number | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 111.69 million number | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 106.94 million number | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 103.30 million number | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 100.57 million number | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 98.77 million number | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 97.78 million number | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 96.84 million number | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 95.99 million number | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 79.16 million number | 71.37 million number | 83.19 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 97.97 million number | 84.88 million number | 110.83 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 109.42 million number | 102.54 million number | 113.15 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 111.30 million number | 102.80 million number | 122.18 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 104.93 million number | 95.99 million number | 120.85 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 4 United States of America 10.47 million number compare
- 5 Pakistan 10.12 million number compare
- 6 Brazil 7.98 million number compare
- 7 Nigeria 7.82 million number compare
- 8 Bangladesh 7.55 million number compare
- 9 Mexico 5.46 million number compare
- 10 Philippines 4.93 million number compare
More education data for Upper middle income
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0044 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 13.41 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.7% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4975 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in Upper middle income?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Upper middle income was 95.99 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 122.18 million number in 2009.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.37 million number in 1970.
- How does Upper middle income rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Upper middle income ranks 7th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper 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.