School age population, primary education, female in United States of America
United States of America: School age population, primary education, female was 12.06 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
12.06 million number
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
6th
of 206 countries
All-time high
12.21 million number
in 1970
All-time low
9.79 million number
in 1986
Years of data
49
1970–2018
School age population, primary education, female in United States of America, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 12.06 million number for school age population, primary education, female in 2018.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in United States of America peaked at 12.21 million number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 9.79 million number, in 1986.
That places United States of America 6th out of 206 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, female in United States of America, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 12.21 million number | — |
| 1971 | 12.10 million number | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 11.96 million number | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 11.77 million number | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 11.53 million number | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 11.25 million number | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 10.94 million number | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 10.67 million number | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 10.44 million number | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 10.25 million number | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 10.10 million number | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 9.98 million number | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 9.92 million number | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 9.86 million number | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 9.82 million number | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 9.80 million number | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 9.79 million number | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 9.87 million number | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 9.98 million number | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 10.11 million number | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 10.25 million number | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 10.40 million number | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 10.61 million number | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 10.81 million number | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 11.00 million number | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 11.18 million number | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 11.34 million number | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 11.54 million number | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 11.75 million number | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 11.94 million number | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 12.09 million number | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 12.18 million number | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 12.14 million number | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 11.99 million number | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 11.84 million number | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 11.71 million number | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 11.62 million number | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 11.61 million number | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 11.68 million number | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 11.76 million number | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 11.89 million number | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 12.02 million number | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 12.03 million number | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 12.01 million number | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 12.04 million number | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 12.09 million number | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 12.08 million number | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 12.08 million number | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 12.06 million number | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.31 million number | 10.25 million number | 12.21 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.92 million number | 9.79 million number | 10.11 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.08 million number | 10.25 million number | 11.94 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.86 million number | 11.61 million number | 12.18 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.04 million number | 11.89 million number | 12.09 million number | 9 |
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More education data for United States of America
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.97 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 97.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in United States of America?
- School age population, primary education, female in United States of America was 12.06 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 12.21 million number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.79 million number in 1986.
- How does United States of America rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- United States of America ranks 6th out of 206 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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, 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 primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.