Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in United States

United States: Enrolment in lower secondary education, female was 6.18 million number in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
6.18 million number
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
5th
of 194 countries
All-time high
6.18 million number
in 2018
All-time low
6.04 million number
in 2016
Years of data
5
2014–2018

Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in United States, 2014–2018

02.0M4.0M6.0M2014201620182014: 6.1M number2015: 6.2M number2016: 6.0M number2017: 6.2M number2018: 6.2M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, enrolment in lower secondary education, female in United States stood at 6.18 million number. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.1% over five years.

United States ranks 5th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in United States, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number) in United States, 2014 to 2018.
Year number Change
2014 6.11 million number
2015 6.15 million number +0.7%
2016 6.04 million number -1.8%
2017 6.16 million number +1.9%
2018 6.18 million number +0.3%

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 2 China 21.72 million number compare
  2. 3 Indonesia 6.70 million number compare
  3. 4 Brazil 6.47 million number compare
  4. 6 Bangladesh 4.58 million number compare
  5. 7 Mexico 4.40 million number compare
  6. 8 Philippines 3.94 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in lower secondary education, female in United States?
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in United States was 6.18 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in United States?
The highest recorded value was 6.18 million number in 2018.
What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 6.04 million number in 2016.
How does United States rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, female?
United States ranks 5th out of 194 countries with data for 2018.
Where does this United States 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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Indicator
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 4,720 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private lower secondary education institutions regardless of age.