Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in WB: North America
WB: North America: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female was 93.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in WB: North America, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in WB: North America stood at 93.4%.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in WB: North America peaked at 101.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 76.4%, in 2000.
That places WB: North America 6th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in WB: North America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 79.3% | — |
| 2000 | 76.4% | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 82.1% | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 87.9% | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 90.4% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 92.9% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 92.9% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 95.9% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 96.7% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 97.5% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 99.6% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 100.5% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 100.3% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 100.4% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 100.2% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 100.1% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 100.2% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 100.7% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 101.4% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 100.9% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 94.6% | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 97.2% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 93.4% | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.3% | 79.3% | 79.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 91.3% | 76.4% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.2% | 99.6% | 100.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.5% | 93.4% | 101.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: North America
More education data for WB: North America
- 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, female in WB: North America?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in WB: North America was 93.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female recorded in WB: North America?
- The highest recorded value was 101.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female recorded in WB: North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.4% in 2000.
- How does WB: North America rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female?
- WB: North America ranks 6th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female rising or falling in WB: North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: North America data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release