Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes was 79.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) recorded 79.0% for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) peaked at 87.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 66.9%, in 2000.
That places ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) 27th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 69.6% | — |
| 2000 | 66.9% | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 71.5% | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 76.0% | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 77.6% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 79.2% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 78.8% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 81.1% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 82.1% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 83.0% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 85.3% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 85.4% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 85.8% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 86.1% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 86.5% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 86.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 86.8% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 87.0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 86.4% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 86.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 86.4% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 86.3% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 84.4% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 79.3% | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 82.2% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 79.0% | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.6% | 69.6% | 69.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 78.2% | 66.9% | 85.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.3% | 85.4% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.3% | 79.0% | 86.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
More education data for ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.12 million (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, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3042 % change on previous year (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, male (number), gaps 8.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.89 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) was 79.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.9% in 2000.
- How does ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) ranks 27th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release