Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: North America
WB: North America: 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 WB: North America, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: North America recorded 97.7% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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 WB: North America peaked at 102.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 97.7%, in 2024.
That places WB: North America 98th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: North America, 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 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, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: North America?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in WB: North America 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 WB: North America?
- The highest recorded value was 102.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in WB: North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.7% in 2024.
- How does WB: North America rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- WB: North America ranks 98th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: North America 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