School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in United States of America
United States of America: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 2.25 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in United States of America, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in United States of America stood at 2.25 million. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in United States of America peaked at 2.25 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.87 million, in 1998.
United States of America ranks 6th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.87 million | — |
| 1999 | 1.93 million | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 1.94 million | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 1.98 million | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 1.98 million | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.97 million | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 2.03 million | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 2.04 million | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 2.05 million | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 2.09 million | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 2.14 million | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 2.23 million | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 2.21 million | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 2.16 million | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 2.13 million | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 2.10 million | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 2.08 million | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 2.06 million | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 2.05 million | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 2.07 million | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 2.07 million | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 2.11 million | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 2.07 million | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 2.05 million | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 2.09 million | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 2.17 million | +3.9% |
| 2025 | 2.25 million | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.90 million | 1.87 million | 1.93 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.04 million | 1.94 million | 2.23 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.10 million | 2.05 million | 2.21 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.13 million | 2.05 million | 2.25 million | 5 |
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More education data for United States of America
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.05 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.48 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.19 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 18.05 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.06 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.56 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 223,288 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 10.46 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.1542 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in United States of America?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in United States of America was 2.25 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 2.25 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.87 million in 1998.
- How does United States of America rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- United States of America ranks 6th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release