School age population, secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: North America
UNICEF: North America: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 28.68 million in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
28.68 million
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
163rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
28.68 million
in 2023
All-time low
26.49 million
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: North America, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: North America is 28.68 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: North America peaked at 28.68 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26.49 million, in 1999.
UNICEF: North America ranks 163rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: North America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 26.49 million | — |
| 2000 | 26.49 million | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 26.75 million | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 27.09 million | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 27.64 million | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 28.00 million | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 28.29 million | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 28.54 million | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 28.64 million | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 28.61 million | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 28.34 million | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 28.06 million | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 27.74 million | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 27.53 million | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 27.47 million | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 27.38 million | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 27.37 million | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 27.38 million | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 27.42 million | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 27.43 million | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 27.39 million | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 27.50 million | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 27.61 million | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 28.38 million | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 28.68 million | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 28.68 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.49 million | 26.49 million | 26.49 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 27.84 million | 26.49 million | 28.64 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.52 million | 27.37 million | 28.06 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.17 million | 27.50 million | 28.68 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: North America
More education data for UNICEF: North America
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3045 % 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 -0.2592 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.86 % 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 tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -3.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.61 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: North America?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: North America was 28.68 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: North America?
- The highest recorded value was 28.68 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.49 million in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: North America rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- UNICEF: North America ranks 163rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: North America data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release