School age population, upper secondary education, female in United States
United States: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 6.18 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
6.18 million number
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
6th
of 205 countries
All-time high
6.48 million number
in 2008
All-time low
5.17 million number
in 1992
Years of data
49
1970–2018
School age population, upper secondary education, female in United States, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, school age population, upper secondary education, female in United States stood at 6.18 million number.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in United States peaked at 6.48 million number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 5.17 million number, in 1992.
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, upper secondary education, female in United States, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.72 million number | — |
| 1971 | 5.84 million number | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 5.97 million number | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 6.09 million number | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 6.18 million number | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 6.24 million number | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 6.26 million number | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 6.26 million number | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 6.24 million number | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 6.20 million number | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 6.13 million number | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 6.01 million number | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 5.87 million number | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 5.72 million number | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 5.58 million number | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 5.46 million number | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 5.36 million number | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 5.30 million number | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 5.25 million number | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 5.21 million number | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 5.19 million number | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 5.17 million number | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 5.17 million number | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 5.18 million number | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 5.21 million number | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 5.27 million number | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 5.36 million number | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 5.44 million number | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 5.55 million number | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 5.79 million number | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 5.81 million number | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 5.86 million number | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 5.93 million number | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 6.01 million number | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 6.06 million number | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 6.15 million number | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 6.32 million number | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 6.43 million number | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 6.48 million number | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 6.42 million number | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 6.34 million number | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 6.25 million number | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 6.17 million number | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 6.12 million number | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 6.10 million number | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 6.12 million number | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 6.18 million number | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 6.20 million number | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 6.18 million number | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.10 million number | 5.72 million number | 6.26 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.59 million number | 5.21 million number | 6.13 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.33 million number | 5.17 million number | 5.79 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.15 million number | 5.81 million number | 6.48 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.19 million number | 6.10 million number | 6.34 million number | 9 |
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More education data for United States
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, female in United States?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in United States was 6.18 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 6.48 million number in 2008.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.17 million number in 1992.
- How does United States rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- United States ranks 6th out of 205 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. 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, 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.