School enrollment, secondary, female in North America
North America: School enrollment, secondary, female was 97.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary, female in North America, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2024, school enrollment, secondary, female in North America stood at 97.6%.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary, female in North America peaked at 102.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 94.7%, in 2002.
North America ranks 11th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary, female in North America, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 95.6% | — |
| 2000 | 95.6% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 95.2% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 94.7% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 95.6% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 96.4% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 96.2% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 94.9% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 95.2% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 95.4% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 96.5% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 96.6% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 96.7% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 97.6% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 98.8% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 99.4% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 99.6% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 99.9% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 100.2% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 100.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 102.1% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 99.5% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 97.3% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 97.6% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.6% | 95.6% | 95.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 95.6% | 94.7% | 96.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.6% | 96.6% | 100.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.4% | 97.3% | 102.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 8 Saint Kitts and Nevis 130.7% compare
- 9 Australia 129.1% compare
- 10 Aruba 128.7% compare
- 11 Costa Rica 126.3% compare
- 12 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 126.0% compare
- 13 Uruguay 125.2% compare
- 14 Denmark 125.0% compare
More education data for North America
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.9% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.04 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.04 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0053 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.2% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 97.4% (2024)
- Labor force, total 197.68 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary, female in North America?
- School enrollment, secondary, female in North America was 97.6% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary, female recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 102.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary, female recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.7% in 2002.
- How does North America rank for school enrollment, secondary, female?
- North America ranks 11th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, secondary, female rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North America data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.