School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in United States of America
United States of America: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 21.45 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
21.45 million number
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
4th
of 203 countries
All-time high
22.53 million number
in 2012
All-time low
17.51 million number
in 1970
Years of data
49
1970–2018
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in United States of America, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 21.45 million number for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in 2018.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in United States of America peaked at 22.53 million number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 17.51 million number, in 1970.
That places United States of America 4th out of 203 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, tertiary education, both sexes in United States of America, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 17.51 million number | — |
| 1971 | 17.96 million number | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 18.57 million number | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 19.10 million number | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 19.58 million number | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 20.01 million number | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 20.42 million number | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 20.80 million number | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 21.13 million number | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 21.39 million number | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 21.58 million number | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 21.70 million number | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 21.70 million number | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 21.58 million number | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 21.34 million number | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 21.01 million number | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 20.61 million number | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 20.14 million number | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 19.70 million number | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 19.32 million number | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 19.00 million number | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 18.74 million number | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 18.47 million number | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 18.25 million number | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 18.10 million number | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 18.04 million number | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 18.10 million number | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 18.28 million number | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 18.50 million number | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 18.94 million number | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 19.47 million number | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 19.96 million number | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 20.44 million number | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 20.72 million number | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 20.82 million number | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 20.94 million number | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 21.05 million number | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 21.22 million number | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 21.47 million number | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 21.80 million number | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 22.05 million number | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 22.38 million number | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 22.53 million number | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 22.51 million number | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 22.23 million number | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 21.97 million number | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 21.71 million number | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 21.57 million number | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 21.45 million number | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.65 million number | 17.51 million number | 21.39 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.87 million number | 19.32 million number | 21.70 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.44 million number | 18.04 million number | 19.00 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.79 million number | 19.47 million number | 21.80 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.05 million number | 21.45 million number | 22.53 million number | 9 |
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More education data for United States of America
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.35 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5778 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.78 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.3162 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.29 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.05 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.48 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.19 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in United States of America?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in United States of America was 21.45 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 22.53 million number in 2012.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.51 million number in 1970.
- How does United States of America rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- United States of America ranks 4th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.