Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in North America
North America: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male was 98.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in North America, 1992–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in North America stood at 98.6%.
The figure is up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in North America peaked at 98.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 84.2%, in 1999.
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, male in North America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 88.1% | — |
| 1993 | 93.5% | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 94.1% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 87.4% | -7.1% |
| 1996 | 88.3% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 87.8% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 87.1% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 84.2% | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 85.6% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 86.9% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 87.8% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 88.9% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 90.2% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 88.7% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 90.1% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 89.9% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 90.5% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 89.9% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 90.8% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 92.6% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 94.8% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 94.2% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 95.2% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 96.1% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 95.9% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 97.3% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 98.7% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 98.6% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.8% | 84.2% | 94.1% | 8 |
| 2000s | 88.8% | 85.6% | 90.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.4% | 90.8% | 98.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near North America
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, male in North America?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in North America was 98.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 98.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.2% in 1999.
- How does North America rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male?
- North America ranks 9th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total male enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official upper secondary education age.