Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Northern America
SDG: Northern America: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 5.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Northern America, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Northern America is 5.4%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Northern America peaked at 9.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2020.
That places SDG: Northern America 37th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Northern America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.2% | — |
| 2001 | 8.1% | +12.5% |
| 2002 | 9.0% | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 9.1% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 7.9% | -13.2% |
| 2005 | 7.2% | -8.9% |
| 2006 | 7.3% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 7.9% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 7.5% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 7.0% | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 6.9% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 6.7% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 6.3% | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 5.9% | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 5.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5.7% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 5.1% | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5.1% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 5.2% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 5.4% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.9% | 7.2% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 5.1% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 4.9% | 5.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern America
More education data for SDG: Northern America
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3044 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.04 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 tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.08 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Northern America?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Northern America was 5.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in SDG: Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1% in 2003.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in SDG: Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2020.
- How does SDG: Northern America rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- SDG: Northern America ranks 37th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Northern America data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release