School age population, secondary education, female in United States
United States: School age population, secondary education, female was 12.27 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
12.27 million number
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
6th
of 205 countries
All-time high
12.66 million number
in 2007
All-time low
10.25 million number
in 1990
Years of data
49
1970–2018
School age population, secondary education, female in United States, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, school age population, secondary education, female in United States stood at 12.27 million number.
That represents a change of down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in United States peaked at 12.66 million number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 10.25 million number, in 1990.
That places United States 6th out of 205 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, secondary education, female in United States, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 11.78 million number | — |
| 1971 | 11.98 million number | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 12.17 million number | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 12.31 million number | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 12.38 million number | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 12.40 million number | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 12.38 million number | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 12.30 million number | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 12.17 million number | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 11.99 million number | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 11.77 million number | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 11.49 million number | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 11.24 million number | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 11.00 million number | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 10.78 million number | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 10.60 million number | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 10.46 million number | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 10.36 million number | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 10.30 million number | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 10.26 million number | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 10.25 million number | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 10.26 million number | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 10.29 million number | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 10.37 million number | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 10.49 million number | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 10.65 million number | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 10.84 million number | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 11.03 million number | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 11.25 million number | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 11.56 million number | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 11.68 million number | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 11.80 million number | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 11.95 million number | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 12.21 million number | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 12.38 million number | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 12.51 million number | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 12.62 million number | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 12.66 million number | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 12.66 million number | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 12.54 million number | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 12.43 million number | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 12.30 million number | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 12.23 million number | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 12.23 million number | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 12.21 million number | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 12.23 million number | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 12.24 million number | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 12.26 million number | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 12.27 million number | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.19 million number | 11.78 million number | 12.40 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.82 million number | 10.26 million number | 11.77 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.70 million number | 10.25 million number | 11.56 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.30 million number | 11.68 million number | 12.66 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.27 million number | 12.21 million number | 12.43 million number | 9 |
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More education data for United States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.06 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.56 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 223,288 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 10.46 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.1542 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.59 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.34 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, female in United States?
- School age population, secondary education, female in United States was 12.27 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 12.66 million number in 2007.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.25 million number in 1990.
- How does United States rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- United States ranks 6th out of 205 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.