Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: North America
UNICEF: North America: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 43.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: North America, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: North America is 43.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 824.0% on the previous year and up 635.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: North America peaked at 43.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2021.
That places UNICEF: North America 36th out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: North America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 25.5% | — |
| 2013 | 6.0% | -76.6% |
| 2014 | 5.8% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | -14.4% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 5.0% | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | -10.7% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | -11.8% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 4.3% | +18.9% |
| 2023 | 4.6% | +8.1% |
| 2024 | 43.0% | +824.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: North America changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +824.0% | 4.6% | 43.0% |
| 2013 | -76.6% | 25.5% | 6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.7% | 4.5% | 25.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 3.6% | 43.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: North America
More education data for UNICEF: North America
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.12 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.2592 % 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 0.3043 % 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 0.3047 % 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) -3.86 % change on previous year (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 UNICEF: North America?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UNICEF: North America was 43.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in UNICEF: North America?
- The highest recorded value was 43.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in UNICEF: North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2021.
- How does UNICEF: North America rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- UNICEF: North America ranks 36th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in UNICEF: North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 635.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this UNICEF: North America 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release