Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 3.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
3.1%
Change on year
down 6.9%
Rank
172nd
of 214 groups
All-time high
3.9%
in 2013
All-time low
2.4%
in 2021
Years of data
13
2012–2024
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) recorded 3.1% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.9% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) peaked at 3.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2021.
That places ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) 172nd out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3.6% | — |
| 2013 | 3.9% | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | -24.6% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | -11.0% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | +25.5% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | -14.1% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | -25.0% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | +50.1% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 3.1% | -6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.4% | 2.9% | 3.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 2.4% | 3.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
- 169 Ireland 0.1% compare
- 170 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.1% compare
- 171 Uzbekistan 0.0% compare
- 172 Tajikistan 0.0% compare
- 173 United Arab Emirates 0.0% compare
- 173 Bermuda 0.0% compare
- 173 Cook Islands 0.0% compare
- 173 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0%
- 173 Gibraltar 0.0%
- 173 Guyana 0.0% compare
- 173 Iceland 0.0% compare
- 173 Mauritania 0.0% compare
- 173 Montserrat 0.0% compare
- 173 Malaysia 0.0%
- 173 Niue 0.0%
- 173 Norway 0.0% compare
More education data for ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
- 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 percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) was 3.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2021.
- How does ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) ranks 172nd out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release