School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in North America
North America: School enrollment, secondary (% gross) was 98.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in North America, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
North America recorded 98.1% for school enrollment, secondary in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in North America peaked at 101.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 94.2%, in 1999.
That places North America 10th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in North America, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 94.2% | — |
| 2000 | 94.8% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 94.9% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 95.0% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 95.3% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 95.6% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 95.5% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 95.3% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 95.4% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 95.6% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 95.9% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 96.1% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 96.3% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 97.3% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 97.5% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 98.2% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 98.9% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 99.9% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 100.1% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 100.4% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 101.0% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 101.3% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 101.8% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 98.4% | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 97.8% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 98.1% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.2% | 94.2% | 94.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 95.3% | 94.8% | 95.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.6% | 96.1% | 101.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.5% | 97.8% | 101.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near North America
More education data for North America
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 28.14 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.04 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 16.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 26.20 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0687 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2703 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary in North America?
- School enrollment, secondary in North America was 98.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 101.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.2% in 1999.
- How does North America rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- North America ranks 10th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 (% 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.