School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425): School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both was 4.34 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) is 4.34 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 17.4% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) peaked at 5.51 million in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.61 million, in 1998.
That places ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) 128th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.61 million | — |
| 1999 | 3.22 million | +100.0% |
| 2000 | 4.83 million | +50.0% |
| 2001 | 4.92 million | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 4.96 million | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 4.95 million | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 5.08 million | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 5.09 million | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 5.09 million | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 5.18 million | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 5.30 million | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 5.51 million | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 5.47 million | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 5.39 million | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 5.31 million | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 5.23 million | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 5.19 million | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 5.12 million | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 5.08 million | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 5.13 million | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 5.14 million | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 5.21 million | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 5.13 million | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 5.03 million | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 5.16 million | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 5.26 million | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 4.34 million | -17.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.41 million | 1.61 million | 3.22 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.09 million | 4.83 million | 5.51 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.23 million | 5.08 million | 5.47 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.98 million | 4.34 million | 5.26 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
More education data for ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -3.88 % change on previous year (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, 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, both sexes (number) 19.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.08 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) was 4.34 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.51 million in 2009.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.61 million in 1998.
- How does ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both?
- ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) ranks 128th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both rising or falling in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release