School age population, pre-primary education, female in United States of America
United States of America: School age population, pre-primary education, female was 5.87 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
5.87 million number
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
3rd
of 206 countries
All-time high
6.02 million number
in 2012
All-time low
4.78 million number
in 1981
Years of data
49
1970–2018
School age population, pre-primary education, female in United States of America, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, school age population, pre-primary education, female in United States of America stood at 5.87 million number.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in United States of America peaked at 6.02 million number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 4.78 million number, in 1981.
United States of America ranks 3rd of 206 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, pre-primary education, female in United States of America, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.65 million number | — |
| 1971 | 5.54 million number | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 5.37 million number | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 5.20 million number | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 5.04 million number | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 4.95 million number | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 4.87 million number | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 4.84 million number | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 4.84 million number | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 4.84 million number | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 4.80 million number | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 4.78 million number | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 4.81 million number | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 4.84 million number | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 4.88 million number | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 4.94 million number | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 5.01 million number | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 5.11 million number | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 5.23 million number | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 5.33 million number | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 5.41 million number | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 5.48 million number | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 5.58 million number | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 5.67 million number | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 5.73 million number | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 5.77 million number | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 5.81 million number | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 5.89 million number | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 5.96 million number | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 5.80 million number | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 5.74 million number | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 5.71 million number | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 5.64 million number | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 5.60 million number | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 5.62 million number | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 5.73 million number | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 5.80 million number | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 5.87 million number | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 5.87 million number | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5.90 million number | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 5.93 million number | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 6.00 million number | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 6.02 million number | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 5.97 million number | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 5.91 million number | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 5.88 million number | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 5.88 million number | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 5.87 million number | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 5.87 million number | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.11 million number | 4.84 million number | 5.65 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.97 million number | 4.78 million number | 5.33 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.71 million number | 5.41 million number | 5.96 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.75 million number | 5.60 million number | 5.90 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.93 million number | 5.87 million number | 6.02 million number | 9 |
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More education data for United States of America
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.78 million (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in United States of America?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in United States of America was 5.87 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 6.02 million number in 2012.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.78 million number in 1981.
- How does United States of America rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- United States of America ranks 3rd out of 206 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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, pre-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 pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.