Enrolment in secondary education, female in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425): Enrolment in secondary education, female was 13.65 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
13.65 million
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
147th
of 221 groups
All-time high
13.79 million
in 2021
All-time low
8.44 million
in 1971
Years of data
54
1971–2024
Enrolment in secondary education, female in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425), 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in secondary education, female in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) is 13.65 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, female in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) peaked at 13.79 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.44 million, in 1971.
ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) ranks 147th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Enrolment in secondary education, female in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 8.44 million | — |
| 1972 | 8.66 million | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 9.71 million | +12.1% |
| 1974 | 9.84 million | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 10.39 million | +5.6% |
| 1976 | 10.91 million | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 11.40 million | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 11.78 million | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 10.85 million | -7.9% |
| 1980 | 12.16 million | +12.1% |
| 1981 | 11.78 million | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 11.89 million | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 11.62 million | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 11.58 million | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 11.21 million | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 11.19 million | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 11.10 million | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 12.14 million | +9.4% |
| 1989 | 12.12 million | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 10.49 million | -13.5% |
| 1991 | 10.59 million | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 12.20 million | +15.2% |
| 1993 | 11.17 million | -8.5% |
| 1994 | 11.42 million | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 11.58 million | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 11.69 million | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 12.35 million | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 12.30 million | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 12.31 million | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 12.31 million | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 12.38 million | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 12.48 million | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 12.86 million | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 13.15 million | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 13.26 million | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 13.20 million | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 13.27 million | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 13.30 million | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 13.32 million | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 13.20 million | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 13.07 million | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 13.10 million | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 13.09 million | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 13.21 million | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 13.30 million | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 13.35 million | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 13.40 million | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 13.42 million | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 13.45 million | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 13.52 million | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 13.79 million | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 13.77 million | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 13.61 million | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 13.65 million | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.22 million | 8.44 million | 11.78 million | 9 |
| 1980s | 11.68 million | 11.10 million | 12.16 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.61 million | 10.49 million | 12.35 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.95 million | 12.31 million | 13.32 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.26 million | 13.07 million | 13.45 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.67 million | 13.52 million | 13.79 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
More education data for ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3046 % 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) 19.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -3.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.81 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in secondary education, female in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- Enrolment in secondary education, female in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) was 13.65 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- The highest recorded value was 13.79 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.44 million in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) rank for enrolment in secondary education, female?
- ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) ranks 147th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release