School age population, upper secondary education, female in Post-demographic dividend

Post-demographic dividend: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 18.56 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
18.56 million number
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
26th
of 43 groups
All-time high
24.16 million number
in 1981
All-time low
18.56 million number
in 2019
Years of data
50
1970–2019

School age population, upper secondary education, female in Post-demographic dividend, 1970–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Post-demographic dividend stood at 18.56 million number. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 24.16 million number in 1981 and was at its lowest, 18.56 million number, in 2019.

That places Post-demographic dividend 26th 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 Post-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Post-demographic dividend, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 22.17 million number
1971 22.35 million number +0.8%
1972 22.61 million number +1.2%
1973 22.84 million number +1.0%
1974 23.03 million number +0.8%
1975 23.20 million number +0.7%
1976 23.38 million number +0.8%
1977 23.61 million number +1.0%
1978 23.89 million number +1.2%
1979 24.08 million number +0.8%
1980 24.15 million number +0.3%
1981 24.16 million number +0.0%
1982 23.98 million number -0.7%
1983 23.72 million number -1.1%
1984 23.47 million number -1.0%
1985 23.29 million number -0.8%
1986 23.16 million number -0.6%
1987 23.05 million number -0.5%
1988 22.93 million number -0.5%
1989 22.73 million number -0.9%
1990 22.47 million number -1.1%
1991 22.10 million number -1.7%
1992 21.68 million number -1.9%
1993 21.22 million number -2.1%
1994 20.89 million number -1.6%
1995 20.66 million number -1.1%
1996 20.54 million number -0.6%
1997 20.51 million number -0.1%
1998 20.57 million number +0.3%
1999 20.24 million number -1.6%
2000 20.09 million number -0.8%
2001 19.97 million number -0.6%
2002 19.95 million number -0.1%
2003 19.99 million number +0.2%
2004 20.17 million number +0.9%
2005 20.19 million number +0.1%
2006 20.29 million number +0.5%
2007 20.38 million number +0.4%
2008 20.35 million number -0.1%
2009 20.15 million number -1.0%
2010 19.90 million number -1.2%
2011 19.61 million number -1.4%
2012 19.18 million number -2.2%
2013 19.23 million number +0.3%
2014 19.08 million number -0.8%
2015 18.94 million number -0.7%
2016 18.82 million number -0.7%
2017 18.74 million number -0.4%
2018 18.60 million number -0.7%
2019 18.56 million number -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 23.11 million number 22.17 million number 24.08 million number 10
1980s 23.46 million number 22.73 million number 24.16 million number 10
1990s 21.09 million number 20.24 million number 22.47 million number 10
2000s 20.15 million number 19.95 million number 20.38 million number 10
2010s 19.07 million number 18.56 million number 19.90 million number 10

Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend

  1. 23 Afghanistan 1.35 million number compare
  2. 24 Thailand 1.28 million number compare
  3. 25 Nepal 1.24 million number compare
  4. 26 France 1.22 million number compare
  5. 27 Ghana 1.22 million number compare
  6. 28 Iraq 1.22 million number compare
  7. 29 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.20 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, upper secondary education, female in Post-demographic dividend?
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Post-demographic dividend was 18.56 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 24.16 million number in 1981.
What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 18.56 million number in 2019.
How does Post-demographic dividend rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
Post-demographic dividend ranks 26th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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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Indicator
School age population, upper secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.