School age population, tertiary education, female in United States of America
United States of America: School age population, tertiary education, female was 10.47 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
10.47 million number
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
4th
of 203 countries
All-time high
10.99 million number
in 2012
All-time low
8.82 million number
in 1995
Years of data
49
1970–2018
School age population, tertiary education, female in United States of America, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, female in United States of America is 10.47 million number, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in United States of America peaked at 10.99 million number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 8.82 million number, in 1995.
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, female in United States of America, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8.84 million number | — |
| 1971 | 9.06 million number | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 9.26 million number | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 9.46 million number | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 9.66 million number | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 9.86 million number | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 10.07 million number | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 10.25 million number | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 10.41 million number | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 10.53 million number | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 10.59 million number | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 10.60 million number | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 10.56 million number | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 10.47 million number | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 10.33 million number | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 10.16 million number | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 9.95 million number | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 9.71 million number | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 9.50 million number | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 9.32 million number | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 9.18 million number | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 9.08 million number | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 8.98 million number | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 8.90 million number | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 8.84 million number | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 8.82 million number | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 8.85 million number | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 8.94 million number | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 9.04 million number | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 9.25 million number | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 9.51 million number | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 9.74 million number | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 9.96 million number | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 10.08 million number | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 10.13 million number | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 10.15 million number | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 10.21 million number | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 10.30 million number | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 10.45 million number | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 10.63 million number | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 10.77 million number | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 10.93 million number | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 10.99 million number | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 10.96 million number | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 10.81 million number | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 10.69 million number | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 10.57 million number | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 10.51 million number | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 10.47 million number | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.74 million number | 8.84 million number | 10.53 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.12 million number | 9.32 million number | 10.60 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.99 million number | 8.82 million number | 9.25 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.12 million number | 9.51 million number | 10.63 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.75 million number | 10.47 million number | 10.99 million number | 9 |
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More education data for United States of America
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in United States of America?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in United States of America was 10.47 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 10.99 million number in 2012.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.82 million number in 1995.
- How does United States of America rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- United States of America ranks 4th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.