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. 2017 Jan;42:181–192. doi: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2014.06.004

Table 3.

Proportion of female population aged 20–39 by region, year, level of educational attainment and SSP scenario (in %).

Region Year SSP1
SSP2
SSP3
SSP4
SSP5
No Edu Prim Sec Tert No Edu Prim Sec Tert No Edu Prim Sec Tert No Edu Prim Sec Tert No Edu Prim Sec Tert
World 2010 15 21 49 15 15 21 49 15 15 21 49 15 15 21 49 15 15 21 49 15
2050 2 8 43 47 4 14 53 29 20 26 42 11% 28 24 33 16 2 7 43 47
2100 0 2 35 63 0 5 49 46 24 28 38 9 35 27 21 18 0 2 34 64
Africa 2010 32 31 31 6 32 31 31 6 32 31 31 6 32 31 31 6 32 31 31 6
2050 3 14 47 36 6 25 51 17 33 35 28 5 40 32 21 8 3 14 47 36
2100 0 4 39 57 0 9 56 35 33 35 27 5 41 33 15 11 0 4 39 57
Asia 2010 16 22 49 13 16 22 49 13 16 22 49 13 16 22 49 13 16 22 49 13
2050 2 6 44 48 4 12 55 29 20 25 44 10 28 22 32 17 2 6 43 48
2100 0 2 34 64 1 3 48 49 24 26 41 10 35 22 20 23 0 2 34 64
Europe 2010 0 5 67 28 0 5 67 28 0 5 67 28 0 5 67 28 0 5 67 28
2050 0 1 38 61 0 2 52 46 0 6 67 27 4 5 64 27 0 1 38 61
2100 0 1 30 69 0 1 39 60 0 6 69 25 3 6 60 31 0 1 30 69
Latin Am.and the Caribbean 2010 4 28 52 17 4 28 52 17 4 28 52 17 4 28 52 17 4 28 52 17
2050 0 5 42 52 0 10 56 33 4 29 53 15 14 26 38 22 0 5 42 52
2100 0 1 34 65 0 2 46 52 4 29 52 15 16 31 25 28 0 1 34 65
Northern America 2010 0 4 54 42 0 4 54 42 0 4 54 42 0 4 54 42 0 4 54 42
2050 0 1 33 66 0 2 43 55 0 4 57 39 0 4 65 31 0 1 34 65
2100 0 1 28 71 0 1 33 66 0 4 57 39 0 4 65 31 0 1 28 71
Oceania 2010 3 14 51 33 3 14 51 33 3 14 51 33 3 14 51 33 3 14 51 33
2050 0 5 37 58 1 10 46 44 4 21 48 27 7 18 51 24 0 4 36 59
2100 0 1 30 69 0 2 39 58 6 28 45 21 9 22 45 24 0 1 29 70