Population of compulsory school age, female in UNICEF: North America
UNICEF: North America: Population of compulsory school age, female was 26.79 million in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
26.79 million
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
152nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
26.79 million
in 2023
All-time low
25.77 million
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
Population of compulsory school age, female in UNICEF: North America, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, population of compulsory school age, female in UNICEF: North America stood at 26.79 million. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in UNICEF: North America peaked at 26.79 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25.77 million, in 1999.
That places UNICEF: North America 152nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Population of compulsory school age, female in UNICEF: North America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 25.77 million | — |
| 2000 | 25.77 million | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 25.98 million | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 26.11 million | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 26.22 million | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 26.23 million | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 26.22 million | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 26.22 million | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 26.22 million | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 26.26 million | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 26.20 million | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 26.19 million | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 26.17 million | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 26.09 million | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 26.08 million | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 26.11 million | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 26.21 million | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 26.23 million | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 26.27 million | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 26.28 million | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 26.24 million | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 26.21 million | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 26.22 million | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 26.50 million | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 26.79 million | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 26.79 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.77 million | 25.77 million | 25.77 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 26.14 million | 25.77 million | 26.26 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.19 million | 26.08 million | 26.28 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.50 million | 26.21 million | 26.79 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: North America
- 149 Estonia 68,604 compare
- 150 Comoros 62,732 compare
- 151 Trinidad and Tobago 62,556 compare
- 152 Guyana 47,965 compare
- 153 Cape Verde 47,778 compare
- 154 Cyprus 46,620 compare
- 155 Luxembourg 41,933 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 population of compulsory school age, female in UNICEF: North America?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in UNICEF: North America was 26.79 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in UNICEF: North America?
- The highest recorded value was 26.79 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in UNICEF: North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.77 million in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: North America rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- UNICEF: North America ranks 152nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in UNICEF: North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: North America data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release