School age population, upper secondary education, female in North America
North America: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 6.77 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
6.77 million number
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
36th
of 43 groups
All-time high
7.35 million number
in 2008
All-time low
5.72 million number
in 1992
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, upper secondary education, female in North America, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, upper secondary education, female in North America stood at 6.77 million number.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in North America peaked at 7.35 million number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 5.72 million number, in 1992.
That places North America 36th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, female in North America, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.34 million number | — |
| 1971 | 6.47 million number | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 6.62 million number | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 6.76 million number | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 6.86 million number | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 6.93 million number | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 6.95 million number | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 6.96 million number | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 6.95 million number | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 6.92 million number | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 6.84 million number | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 6.70 million number | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 6.54 million number | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 6.36 million number | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 6.18 million number | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 6.04 million number | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 5.93 million number | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 5.86 million number | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 5.81 million number | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 5.77 million number | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 5.74 million number | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 5.73 million number | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 5.72 million number | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 5.74 million number | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 5.78 million number | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 5.84 million number | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 5.93 million number | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 6.03 million number | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 6.14 million number | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 6.39 million number | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 6.42 million number | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 6.47 million number | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 6.54 million number | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 6.63 million number | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 6.89 million number | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 6.98 million number | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 7.16 million number | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 7.29 million number | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 7.35 million number | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 7.28 million number | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 7.20 million number | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 7.09 million number | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 6.81 million number | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 6.75 million number | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 6.72 million number | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 6.73 million number | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 6.78 million number | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 6.79 million number | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 6.77 million number | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 6.77 million number | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.77 million number | 6.34 million number | 6.96 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.20 million number | 5.77 million number | 6.84 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.90 million number | 5.72 million number | 6.39 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.90 million number | 6.42 million number | 7.35 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.84 million number | 6.72 million number | 7.20 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near North America
More education data for North America
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.9% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.04 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.04 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0053 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.2% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 97.4% (2024)
- Labor force, total 197.68 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, female in North America?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in North America was 6.77 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 7.35 million number in 2008.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.72 million number in 1992.
- How does North America rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- North America ranks 36th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North America data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, upper 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 upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.