School age population, last grade of primary education, female in United States of America
United States of America: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 2.04 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
2.04 million number
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
6th
of 204 countries
All-time high
2.12 million number
in 2002
All-time low
1.65 million number
in 1987
Years of data
49
1970–2018
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in United States of America, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in United States of America stood at 2.04 million number.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in United States of America peaked at 2.12 million number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.65 million number, in 1987.
United States of America ranks 6th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in United States of America, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.06 million number | — |
| 1971 | 2.07 million number | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 2.06 million number | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 2.05 million number | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 2.03 million number | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 2.01 million number | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 1.97 million number | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 1.91 million number | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 1.86 million number | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 1.81 million number | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 1.77 million number | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 1.73 million number | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 1.71 million number | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 1.69 million number | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 1.68 million number | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 1.66 million number | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 1.65 million number | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 1.65 million number | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 1.66 million number | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 1.67 million number | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 1.68 million number | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 1.70 million number | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 1.73 million number | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 1.76 million number | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 1.79 million number | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 1.83 million number | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 1.86 million number | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 1.89 million number | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 1.93 million number | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 1.93 million number | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.97 million number | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 2.02 million number | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 2.12 million number | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 2.10 million number | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 2.08 million number | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 2.05 million number | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 2.02 million number | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 2.02 million number | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 2.01 million number | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.98 million number | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 1.99 million number | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 2.01 million number | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 2.05 million number | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 2.02 million number | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 2.00 million number | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 2.01 million number | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 2.02 million number | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 2.03 million number | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 2.04 million number | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.98 million number | 1.81 million number | 2.07 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.69 million number | 1.65 million number | 1.77 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.81 million number | 1.68 million number | 1.93 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.04 million number | 1.97 million number | 2.12 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.02 million number | 1.99 million number | 2.05 million number | 9 |
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More education data for United States of America
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.74 million (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 419,732 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.34 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.14 million (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 25.35 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 23.83 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0708 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, female in United States of America?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in United States of America was 2.04 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 2.12 million number in 2002.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.65 million number in 1987.
- How does United States of America rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- United States of America ranks 6th out of 204 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.