School age population, upper secondary education, female in OECD members
OECD members: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 25.72 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
25.72 million number
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
21st
of 43 groups
All-time high
28.58 million number
in 1981
All-time low
25.40 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, upper secondary education, female in OECD members, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, upper secondary education, female in OECD members stood at 25.72 million number.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in OECD members peaked at 28.58 million number in 1981 and was at its lowest, 25.40 million number, in 1970.
That places OECD members 21st out of 43 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, upper secondary education, female in OECD members, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 25.40 million number | — |
| 1971 | 26.05 million number | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 26.43 million number | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 26.79 million number | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 27.11 million number | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 27.40 million number | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 27.68 million number | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 27.94 million number | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 27.90 million number | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 28.38 million number | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 28.49 million number | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 28.58 million number | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 28.52 million number | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 28.40 million number | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 28.30 million number | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 28.23 million number | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 28.23 million number | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 28.25 million number | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 27.99 million number | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 28.20 million number | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 28.10 million number | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 27.87 million number | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 27.56 million number | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 27.22 million number | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 27.01 million number | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 26.89 million number | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 26.85 million number | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 26.61 million number | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 26.88 million number | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 26.58 million number | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 26.45 million number | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 26.35 million number | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 26.02 million number | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 26.01 million number | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 26.18 million number | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 26.21 million number | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 26.36 million number | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 26.51 million number | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 26.57 million number | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 27.05 million number | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 26.86 million number | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 26.62 million number | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 26.24 million number | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 26.29 million number | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 26.14 million number | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 26.02 million number | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 25.95 million number | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 25.87 million number | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 25.76 million number | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 25.72 million number | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.11 million number | 25.40 million number | 28.38 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.32 million number | 27.99 million number | 28.58 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.16 million number | 26.58 million number | 28.10 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.37 million number | 26.01 million number | 27.05 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.15 million number | 25.72 million number | 26.86 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 18 South Africa 1.45 million number compare
- 19 Sudan 1.43 million number compare
- 20 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.43 million number compare
- 21 Italy 1.39 million number compare
- 22 Russian Federation 1.37 million number compare
- 23 Afghanistan 1.35 million number compare
- 24 Thailand 1.28 million number compare
More education data for OECD members
- Population ages 0-14 16.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.28 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0045 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.28 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.9% (2024)
- Labor force, female 44.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, female in OECD members?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in OECD members was 25.72 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 28.58 million number in 1981.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.40 million number in 1970.
- How does OECD members rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- OECD members ranks 21st out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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.