Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Northern America
SDG: Northern America: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 793,500 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Northern America, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Northern America is 793,500, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Northern America peaked at 1.24 million in 2003 and was at its lowest, 711,300, in 2020.
SDG: Northern America ranks 32nd of 39 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Northern America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 966,300 | — |
| 2001 | 1.10 million | +13.5% |
| 2002 | 1.22 million | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 1.24 million | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 1.14 million | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 1.05 million | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 1.09 million | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 1.18 million | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 1.19 million | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.10 million | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 1.02 million | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 989,900 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 970,500 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 923,700 | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 870,200 | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 825,100 | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 826,800 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 812,300 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 772,600 | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 728,900 | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 711,300 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 719,500 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 747,600 | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 775,400 | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 779,200 | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 793,500 | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.13 million | 966,300 | 1.24 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 873,600 | 728,900 | 1.02 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 754,417 | 711,300 | 793,500 | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Northern America?
- Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Northern America was 793,500 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in SDG: Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.24 million in 2003.
- What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in SDG: Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 711,300 in 2020.
- How does SDG: Northern America rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- SDG: Northern America ranks 32nd out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release