School age population, upper secondary education, female in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 30.63 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
30.63 million number
Change on year
up 2.9%
Rank
20th
of 43 groups
All-time high
30.63 million number
in 2019
All-time low
7.52 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Pre-demographic dividend, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Pre-demographic dividend stood at 30.63 million number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 30.63 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.52 million number, in 1970.
That places Pre-demographic dividend 20th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.52 million number | — |
| 1971 | 7.73 million number | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 7.89 million number | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 8.07 million number | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 8.26 million number | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 8.49 million number | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 8.72 million number | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 8.88 million number | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 9.12 million number | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 9.37 million number | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 9.63 million number | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 10.01 million number | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 10.11 million number | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 10.36 million number | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 10.89 million number | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 11.26 million number | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 12.50 million number | +11.0% |
| 1987 | 12.81 million number | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 13.18 million number | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 13.63 million number | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 14.05 million number | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 14.50 million number | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 14.94 million number | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 15.41 million number | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 15.94 million number | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 16.39 million number | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 16.88 million number | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 17.10 million number | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 17.28 million number | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 17.49 million number | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 17.98 million number | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 18.49 million number | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 18.96 million number | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 19.46 million number | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 19.98 million number | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 20.50 million number | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 21.01 million number | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 21.46 million number | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 21.99 million number | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 22.58 million number | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 23.26 million number | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 24.02 million number | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 24.75 million number | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 25.59 million number | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 26.39 million number | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 27.22 million number | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 28.05 million number | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 28.87 million number | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 29.76 million number | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 30.63 million number | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.41 million number | 7.52 million number | 9.37 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.44 million number | 9.63 million number | 13.63 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.00 million number | 14.05 million number | 17.49 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.24 million number | 17.98 million number | 22.58 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.85 million number | 23.26 million number | 30.63 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
- 17 Viet Nam 1.88 million number compare
- 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
More education data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4.66 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 55.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 98.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 4.66 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.2% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.3836 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, female in Pre-demographic dividend?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Pre-demographic dividend was 30.63 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 30.63 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.52 million number in 1970.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 20th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pre-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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.