School age population, primary education, female in North America
North America: School age population, primary education, female was 13.41 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
13.41 million number
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
35th
of 43 groups
All-time high
13.56 million number
in 1970
All-time low
10.85 million number
in 1985
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, primary education, female in North America, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, female in North America is 13.41 million number, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in North America peaked at 13.56 million number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 10.85 million number, in 1985.
North America ranks 35th of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, female in North America, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 13.56 million number | — |
| 1971 | 13.45 million number | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 13.31 million number | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 13.11 million number | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 12.84 million number | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 12.51 million number | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 12.16 million number | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 11.84 million number | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 11.56 million number | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 11.35 million number | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 11.18 million number | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 11.06 million number | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 10.98 million number | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 10.92 million number | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 10.88 million number | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 10.85 million number | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 10.85 million number | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 10.94 million number | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 11.05 million number | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 11.19 million number | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 11.35 million number | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 11.51 million number | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 11.73 million number | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 11.95 million number | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 12.15 million number | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 12.34 million number | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 12.50 million number | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 12.71 million number | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 12.93 million number | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 13.12 million number | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 13.29 million number | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 13.38 million number | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 13.34 million number | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 13.19 million number | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 13.03 million number | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 12.88 million number | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 12.76 million number | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 12.72 million number | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 12.78 million number | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 12.84 million number | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 12.96 million number | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 13.09 million number | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 13.10 million number | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 13.08 million number | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 13.12 million number | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 13.19 million number | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 13.21 million number | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 13.22 million number | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 13.22 million number | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 13.41 million number | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.57 million number | 11.35 million number | 13.56 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.99 million number | 10.85 million number | 11.19 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.23 million number | 11.35 million number | 13.12 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.02 million number | 12.72 million number | 13.38 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.16 million number | 12.96 million number | 13.41 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near North America
More education data for North America
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.9% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.04 million (2024)
- 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, total 197.68 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in North America?
- School age population, primary education, female in North America was 13.41 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 13.56 million number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.85 million number in 1985.
- How does North America rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- North America ranks 35th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. 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, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.