School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in WB: North America
WB: North 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 WB: North America, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in WB: North America stood at 2.12 million.
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 WB: North America peaked at 2.68 million in 2009 and was at its lowest, 783,507, in 1998.
WB: North America ranks 128th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 WB: North America, year by year
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 WB: North America
More education data for WB: North America
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -3.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3042 % change on previous year (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), gaps filled 8.81 million (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, male (number) -3.86 % 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, female (number) 11.04 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in WB: North America?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in WB: North 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 WB: North 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 WB: North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 783,507 in 1998.
- How does WB: North America rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- WB: North 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 WB: North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: North 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