School age population, secondary education, female in UIS: North America and Western Europe
UIS: North America and Western Europe: School age population, secondary education, female was 30.65 million in 2024. ▬ Flat
School age population, secondary education, female in UIS: North America and Western Europe, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, secondary education, female in UIS: North America and Western Europe stood at 30.65 million. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in UIS: North America and Western Europe peaked at 30.65 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29.34 million, in 2014.
UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 124th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School age population, secondary education, female in UIS: North America and Western Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 29.62 million | — |
| 2000 | 29.62 million | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 29.70 million | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 29.90 million | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 30.19 million | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 30.38 million | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 30.48 million | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 30.51 million | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 30.46 million | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 30.35 million | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 30.09 million | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 29.79 million | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 29.50 million | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 29.44 million | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 29.38 million | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 29.34 million | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 29.35 million | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 29.42 million | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 29.47 million | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 29.55 million | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 29.61 million | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 29.63 million | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 29.80 million | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 30.27 million | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 30.65 million | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 30.65 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.62 million | 29.62 million | 29.62 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 30.17 million | 29.62 million | 30.51 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.49 million | 29.34 million | 29.79 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.20 million | 29.63 million | 30.65 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: North America and Western Europe
More education data for UIS: North America and Western Europe
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1303 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 33.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1311 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 21.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 38.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 606,356 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, female in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- School age population, secondary education, female in UIS: North America and Western Europe was 30.65 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 30.65 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.34 million in 2014.
- How does UIS: North America and Western Europe rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 124th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UIS: North America and Western Europe data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release