Enrolment in primary education, female in North America
North America: Enrolment in primary education, female was 13.58 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in primary education, female in North America, 1980–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, enrolment in primary education, female in North America stood at 13.58 million number. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, female in North America peaked at 13.58 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10.74 million number, in 1984.
That places North America 35th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Enrolment in primary education, female in North America, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 11.16 million number | — |
| 1981 | 11.03 million number | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 11.14 million number | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 10.83 million number | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 10.74 million number | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 10.79 million number | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 10.94 million number | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 11.06 million number | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 11.34 million number | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 11.64 million number | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 11.98 million number | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 12.01 million number | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 12.15 million number | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 12.28 million number | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 12.45 million number | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 12.75 million number | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 12.86 million number | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 13.12 million number | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 13.38 million number | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 13.53 million number | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 13.29 million number | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 13.53 million number | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 13.38 million number | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 13.32 million number | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 13.12 million number | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 12.99 million number | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 13.05 million number | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 13.05 million number | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 13.15 million number | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 13.12 million number | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 12.93 million number | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 13.03 million number | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 12.90 million number | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 12.97 million number | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 13.09 million number | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 13.26 million number | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 13.37 million number | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 13.40 million number | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 13.38 million number | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 13.58 million number | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.07 million number | 10.74 million number | 11.64 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.65 million number | 11.98 million number | 13.53 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.20 million number | 12.99 million number | 13.53 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.19 million number | 12.90 million number | 13.58 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near North America
More education data for North America
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.9% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.04 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.04 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0053 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.2% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 97.4% (2024)
- Labor force, female 45.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in primary education, female in North America?
- Enrolment in primary education, female in North America was 13.58 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 13.58 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.74 million number in 1984.
- How does North America rank for enrolment in primary education, female?
- North America ranks 35th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in primary education, female rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North America data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.