Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in North America
North America: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 97.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in North America, 1992–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
North America recorded 97.9% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in 2019.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in North America peaked at 99.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 89.0%, in 2002.
North America ranks 9th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in North America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 89.4% | — |
| 1993 | 93.2% | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 94.7% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 90.7% | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 90.1% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 92.7% | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 95.4% | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 90.8% | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 89.3% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 90.8% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 89.0% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 90.4% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 92.9% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 90.4% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 90.9% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 90.4% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 92.2% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 91.8% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 94.2% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 95.5% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 96.2% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 97.2% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 97.8% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 97.8% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 98.1% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 97.9% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.1% | 89.4% | 95.4% | 8 |
| 2000s | 90.6% | 89.0% | 92.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.6% | 91.8% | 99.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 6 Costa Rica 155.4% compare
- 7 Netherlands 140.1% compare
- 8 New Zealand 139.5% compare
- 9 Denmark 139.3% compare
- 10 Estonia 134.5% compare
- 11 Spain 133.3% compare
- 12 Iceland 130.0% compare
More education data for North America
- Population ages 0-14 16.9% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.04 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 96.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.04 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0053 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.2% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 97.4% (2024)
- Labor force, female 45.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in North America?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in North America was 97.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.0% in 2002.
- How does North America rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- North America ranks 9th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North America data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total female enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary education age.