School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) was 54.87 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Upper middle income, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Upper middle income stood at 54.87 million number.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Upper middle income peaked at 74.02 million number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 37.05 million number, in 1972.
Upper middle income ranks 10th of 45 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 (number) in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 37.16 million number | — |
| 1971 | 37.14 million number | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 37.05 million number | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 37.16 million number | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 37.86 million number | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 39.18 million number | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 40.66 million number | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 41.16 million number | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 51.98 million number | +26.3% |
| 1979 | 54.26 million number | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 56.10 million number | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 58.08 million number | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 60.22 million number | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 62.31 million number | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 64.16 million number | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 65.59 million number | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 66.35 million number | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 66.54 million number | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 66.55 million number | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 66.43 million number | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 65.95 million number | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 64.97 million number | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 63.44 million number | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 61.96 million number | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 60.77 million number | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 60.06 million number | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 60.04 million number | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 61.08 million number | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 61.52 million number | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 61.94 million number | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 63.35 million number | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 65.35 million number | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 67.87 million number | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 70.74 million number | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 73.13 million number | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 74.02 million number | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 72.65 million number | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 69.47 million number | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 66.00 million number | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 63.45 million number | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 60.90 million number | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 59.49 million number | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 58.99 million number | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 58.49 million number | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 57.88 million number | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 57.43 million number | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 56.38 million number | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 55.83 million number | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 55.05 million number | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 54.87 million number | -0.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Upper middle income changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +26.3% | 41.16 million number | 51.98 million number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.36 million number | 37.05 million number | 54.26 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.23 million number | 56.10 million number | 66.55 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.17 million number | 60.04 million number | 65.95 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.60 million number | 63.35 million number | 74.02 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.53 million number | 54.87 million number | 60.90 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More education data for Upper middle income
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 233.28 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0774 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 237.35 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.076 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, female in Upper middle income?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Upper middle income was 54.87 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 74.02 million number in 2005.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.05 million number in 1972.
- How does Upper middle income rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Upper middle income ranks 10th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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.