School age population, upper secondary education, female in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 1.43 million number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
1.43 million number
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
20th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.87 million number
in 1981
All-time low
1.33 million number
in 1995
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, female in United Kingdom, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, upper secondary education, female in United Kingdom stood at 1.43 million number.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in United Kingdom peaked at 1.87 million number in 1981 and was at its lowest, 1.33 million number, in 1995.
That places United Kingdom 20th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, female in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.46 million number | — |
| 1971 | 1.46 million number | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 1.49 million number | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 1.52 million number | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 1.56 million number | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 1.60 million number | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 1.66 million number | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 1.73 million number | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 1.79 million number | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 1.84 million number | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 1.87 million number | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 1.87 million number | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 1.86 million number | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 1.84 million number | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 1.81 million number | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 1.77 million number | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 1.71 million number | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 1.65 million number | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 1.59 million number | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 1.53 million number | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 1.48 million number | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 1.43 million number | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 1.39 million number | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 1.36 million number | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 1.33 million number | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 1.33 million number | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 1.34 million number | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 1.36 million number | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 1.39 million number | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 1.41 million number | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 1.43 million number | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 1.45 million number | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 1.48 million number | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 1.51 million number | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 1.52 million number | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 1.53 million number | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.53 million number | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.55 million number | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.55 million number | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.55 million number | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.54 million number | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.52 million number | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.52 million number | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.51 million number | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.49 million number | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.47 million number | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 1.45 million number | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 1.43 million number | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.42 million number | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.42 million number | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.43 million number | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.61 million number | 1.46 million number | 1.84 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.75 million number | 1.53 million number | 1.87 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.38 million number | 1.33 million number | 1.48 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.51 million number | 1.43 million number | 1.55 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.48 million number | 1.42 million number | 1.54 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.43 million number | 1.43 million number | 1.43 million number | 1 |
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More education data for United Kingdom
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 281,128 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, female in United Kingdom?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in United Kingdom was 1.43 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 1.87 million number in 1981.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.33 million number in 1995.
- How does United Kingdom rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- United Kingdom ranks 20th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.