School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in SDG: Northern America

SDG: Northern America: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 2.12 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2.12 million
Change on year
down 17.3%
Rank
128th
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.68 million
in 2009
All-time low
783,507
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024

School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in SDG: Northern America, 1998–2024

1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M1998201120241998: 783.5k1999: 1.6M2000: 2.4M2001: 2.4M2002: 2.4M2003: 2.4M2004: 2.5M2005: 2.5M2006: 2.5M2007: 2.5M2008: 2.6M2009: 2.7M2010: 2.7M2011: 2.6M2012: 2.6M2013: 2.5M2014: 2.5M2015: 2.5M2016: 2.5M2017: 2.5M2018: 2.5M2019: 2.5M2020: 2.5M2021: 2.5M2022: 2.5M2023: 2.6M2024: 2.1M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

SDG: Northern America recorded 2.12 million for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.3% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in SDG: Northern America peaked at 2.68 million in 2009 and was at its lowest, 783,507, in 1998.

That places SDG: Northern America 128th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in SDG: Northern America, year by year

Annual values for School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number) in SDG: Northern America, 1998 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1998 783,507
1999 1.57 million +100.0%
2000 2.35 million +50.0%
2001 2.39 million +1.6%
2002 2.39 million +0.2%
2003 2.39 million -0.1%
2004 2.46 million +2.7%
2005 2.47 million +0.4%
2006 2.47 million +0.3%
2007 2.51 million +1.7%
2008 2.57 million +2.4%
2009 2.68 million +4.2%
2010 2.67 million -0.6%
2011 2.62 million -1.7%
2012 2.58 million -1.6%
2013 2.54 million -1.5%
2014 2.52 million -0.9%
2015 2.49 million -1.1%
2016 2.48 million -0.5%
2017 2.50 million +0.8%
2018 2.51 million +0.3%
2019 2.54 million +1.4%
2020 2.51 million -1.4%
2021 2.46 million -1.9%
2022 2.51 million +2.1%
2023 2.57 million +2.2%
2024 2.12 million -17.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.18 million 783,507 1.57 million 2
2000s 2.47 million 2.35 million 2.68 million 10
2010s 2.54 million 2.48 million 2.67 million 10
2020s 2.43 million 2.12 million 2.57 million 5

Countries ranked near SDG: Northern America

  1. 125 Guyana 14,547 compare
  2. 126 Estonia 13,698 compare
  3. 127 Republic of Moldova 12,972 compare
  4. 128 Lithuania 12,958 compare
  5. 129 Eswatini 12,922 compare
  6. 130 Qatar 10,910 compare
  7. 131 Suriname 10,546 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in SDG: Northern America?
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in SDG: Northern America was 2.12 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in SDG: Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 2.68 million in 2009.
What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in SDG: Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 783,507 in 1998.
How does SDG: Northern America rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
SDG: Northern America ranks 128th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in SDG: Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this SDG: Northern America data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
395 places, 10,351 data points, 1972–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release