School age population, upper secondary education, female in IDA total
IDA total: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 54.15 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, female in IDA total, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
IDA total recorded 54.15 million number for school age population, upper secondary education, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in IDA total peaked at 54.15 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 14.90 million number, in 1970.
That places IDA total 10th 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, upper secondary education, female in IDA total, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 14.90 million number | — |
| 1971 | 15.33 million number | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 15.74 million number | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 16.18 million number | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 16.64 million number | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 17.15 million number | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 17.69 million number | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 18.03 million number | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 18.63 million number | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 19.14 million number | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 19.65 million number | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 20.25 million number | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 20.56 million number | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 21.07 million number | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 21.87 million number | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 22.52 million number | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 24.04 million number | +6.8% |
| 1987 | 24.67 million number | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 25.36 million number | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 26.15 million number | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 26.94 million number | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 27.94 million number | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 28.74 million number | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 29.35 million number | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 30.27 million number | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 31.14 million number | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 32.10 million number | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 32.85 million number | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 35.65 million number | +8.5% |
| 1999 | 36.37 million number | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 37.42 million number | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 38.42 million number | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 39.29 million number | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 40.17 million number | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 41.02 million number | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 42.15 million number | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 42.97 million number | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 43.73 million number | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 44.55 million number | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 45.43 million number | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 46.29 million number | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 47.39 million number | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 48.27 million number | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 48.96 million number | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 49.94 million number | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 50.82 million number | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 51.68 million number | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 52.50 million number | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 53.05 million number | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 54.15 million number | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.94 million number | 14.90 million number | 19.14 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.61 million number | 19.65 million number | 26.15 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.14 million number | 26.94 million number | 36.37 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.51 million number | 37.42 million number | 45.43 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.31 million number | 46.29 million number | 54.15 million number | 10 |
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More education data for IDA total
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7.15 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 37.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0037 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 7.15 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.0% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 98.5% (2024)
- Labor force, total 757.58 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, female in IDA total?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in IDA total was 54.15 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 54.15 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.90 million number in 1970.
- How does IDA total rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- IDA total ranks 10th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA total data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.