School age population, upper secondary education, female in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
South Asia (IDA & IBRD): School age population, upper secondary education, female was 65.41 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
65.41 million number
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
7th
of 43 groups
All-time high
65.41 million number
in 2019
All-time low
27.30 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, upper secondary education, female in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, upper secondary education, female in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) stood at 65.41 million number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 65.41 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 27.30 million number, in 1970.
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 7th of 43 groups on this measure, 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 South Asia (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 27.30 million number | — |
| 1971 | 28.03 million number | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 28.61 million number | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 29.20 million number | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 29.86 million number | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 30.58 million number | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 31.39 million number | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 32.17 million number | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 32.98 million number | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 33.76 million number | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 34.51 million number | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 35.22 million number | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 35.83 million number | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 36.52 million number | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 37.25 million number | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 38.03 million number | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 38.84 million number | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 39.63 million number | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 40.48 million number | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 41.37 million number | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 42.29 million number | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 43.21 million number | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 44.08 million number | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 44.77 million number | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 45.77 million number | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 46.87 million number | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 48.05 million number | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 49.25 million number | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 54.11 million number | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 55.29 million number | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 56.36 million number | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 57.33 million number | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 58.13 million number | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 58.92 million number | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 59.62 million number | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 60.23 million number | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 60.72 million number | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 61.09 million number | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 61.43 million number | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 61.80 million number | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 62.23 million number | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 62.71 million number | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 63.18 million number | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 63.65 million number | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 64.08 million number | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 64.47 million number | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 64.76 million number | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 65.03 million number | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 65.23 million number | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 65.41 million number | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30.39 million number | 27.30 million number | 33.76 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.77 million number | 34.51 million number | 41.37 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.37 million number | 42.29 million number | 55.29 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.56 million number | 56.36 million number | 61.80 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.07 million number | 62.23 million number | 65.41 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
- 4 Indonesia 6.81 million number compare
- 5 Nigeria 6.48 million number compare
- 6 United States 6.18 million number compare
- 7 Bangladesh 6.06 million number compare
- 8 Brazil 5.15 million number compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of Congo 3.85 million number compare
- 10 Mexico 3.32 million number compare
More education data for South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
- Population ages 0-14 24.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.84 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 119.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5.84 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 119.2% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 118.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4194 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, female in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) was 65.41 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 65.41 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.30 million number in 1970.
- How does South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 7th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 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.