Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in UNICEF: North America
UNICEF: North America: Enrolment in lower secondary education, female was 6.99 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.99 million
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
161st
of 221 groups
All-time high
6.99 million
in 2024
All-time low
5.82 million
in 1993
Years of data
33
1992–2024
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in UNICEF: North America, 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in lower secondary education, female in UNICEF: North America stood at 6.99 million. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, female in UNICEF: North America peaked at 6.99 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.82 million, in 1993.
That places UNICEF: North America 161st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in UNICEF: North America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 6.59 million | — |
| 1993 | 5.82 million | -11.7% |
| 1994 | 5.95 million | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 6.28 million | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 6.34 million | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 6.55 million | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 6.45 million | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 6.51 million | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 6.58 million | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 6.60 million | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 6.65 million | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 6.92 million | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 6.92 million | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 6.78 million | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 6.73 million | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 6.68 million | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 6.65 million | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 6.61 million | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 6.51 million | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 6.42 million | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 6.59 million | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 6.60 million | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 6.67 million | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 6.71 million | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 6.64 million | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 6.76 million | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 6.79 million | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 6.85 million | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 6.88 million | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 6.98 million | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 6.94 million | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 6.98 million | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 6.99 million | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.31 million | 5.82 million | 6.59 million | 8 |
| 2000s | 6.71 million | 6.58 million | 6.92 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.65 million | 6.42 million | 6.85 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.95 million | 6.88 million | 6.99 million | 5 |
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- 158 Montenegro 15,048 compare
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- 162 Luxembourg 11,904 compare
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- 164 Sao Tome and Principe 8,565 compare
More education data for UNICEF: North America
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.49 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.04 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.2592 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 288,590 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3043 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -3.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.12 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in lower secondary education, female in UNICEF: North America?
- Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in UNICEF: North America was 6.99 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in UNICEF: North America?
- The highest recorded value was 6.99 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in UNICEF: North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.82 million in 1993.
- How does UNICEF: North America rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, female?
- UNICEF: North America ranks 161st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in UNICEF: North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: North America data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release