School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in North America
North America: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 2.52 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in North America, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in North America is 2.52 million number, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in North America peaked at 2.67 million number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.21 million number, in 1998.
That places North America 36th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in North America, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.21 million number | — |
| 1999 | 2.33 million number | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 2.34 million number | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 2.38 million number | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 2.39 million number | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 2.39 million number | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.45 million number | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 2.47 million number | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 2.48 million number | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 2.52 million number | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 2.57 million number | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 2.67 million number | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 2.65 million number | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 2.61 million number | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 2.58 million number | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 2.56 million number | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 2.54 million number | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 2.51 million number | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 2.49 million number | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 2.50 million number | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 2.50 million number | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 2.52 million number | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.27 million number | 2.21 million number | 2.33 million number | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.47 million number | 2.34 million number | 2.67 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.55 million number | 2.49 million number | 2.65 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near North America
More education data for North America
- Population ages 0-14 16.9% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.04 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 96.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.04 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0053 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.2% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 97.4% (2024)
- Labor force, female 45.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in North America?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in North America was 2.52 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 2.67 million number in 2009.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.21 million number in 1998.
- How does North America rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- North America ranks 36th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.