Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 97.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) stood at 97.7%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) peaked at 102.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 97.7%, in 2024.
ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) ranks 98th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 100.7% | — |
| 2000 | 101.1% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 100.8% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 100.4% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 100.7% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 101.1% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 101.3% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 101.6% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 102.0% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 102.4% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 101.8% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 101.2% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 100.6% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 100.1% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 99.5% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 99.7% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 100.4% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 101.5% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 101.9% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 101.5% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 101.3% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 101.0% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 99.7% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 97.9% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 97.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 97.7% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.7% | 100.7% | 100.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 101.3% | 100.4% | 102.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.8% | 99.5% | 101.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.8% | 97.7% | 101.0% | 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, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) was 97.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- The highest recorded value was 102.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.7% in 2024.
- How does ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) ranks 98th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release