Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425): Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes was 14.01 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
14.01 million
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
131st
of 221 groups
All-time high
14.01 million
in 2024
All-time low
10.68 million
in 1995
Years of data
33
1992–2024
Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425), 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) recorded 14.01 million for enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) peaked at 14.01 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.68 million, in 1995.
ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) ranks 131st of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 11.42 million | — |
| 1993 | 10.98 million | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 11.19 million | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 10.68 million | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 10.88 million | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 11.57 million | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 11.47 million | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 11.51 million | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 11.57 million | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 11.75 million | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 11.93 million | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 12.17 million | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 12.80 million | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 13.03 million | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 13.29 million | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 13.56 million | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 13.67 million | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 13.62 million | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 13.59 million | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 13.52 million | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 13.21 million | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 13.18 million | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 13.24 million | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 13.36 million | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 13.52 million | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 13.55 million | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 13.60 million | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 13.64 million | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 13.65 million | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 13.84 million | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 13.69 million | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 13.93 million | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 14.01 million | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.21 million | 10.68 million | 11.57 million | 8 |
| 2000s | 12.74 million | 11.57 million | 13.67 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.44 million | 13.18 million | 13.64 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.82 million | 13.65 million | 14.01 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
- 128 Papua New Guinea 73,908 compare
- 129 Timor-Leste 72,778 compare
- 130 Qatar 72,757 compare
- 131 Jamaica 70,279 compare
- 132 North Macedonia 69,596 compare
- 133 Republic of Moldova 68,240 compare
- 134 Zimbabwe 67,078 compare
More education data for ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -3.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.2591 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3046 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.08 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) was 14.01 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- The highest recorded value was 14.01 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.68 million in 1995.
- How does ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) ranks 131st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 33 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release