School enrollment, secondary in North America
North America: School enrollment, secondary was 93.1% in 2018. β² Rising
School enrollment, secondary in North America, 1986β2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
In 2018, school enrollment, secondary in North America stood at 93.1%.
That represents a change of up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in North America peaked at 93.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 84.7%, in 1991.
North America ranks 1st of 41 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 87.3% | 85.9% | 88.3% | 4 |
| 1990s | 88.0% | 84.7% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.4% | 86.6% | 89.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.8% | 88.2% | 93.1% | 9 |
Countries ranked near North America
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, per capita 0.5155 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary in North America?
- School enrollment, secondary in North America was 93.1% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 93.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.7% in 1991.
- How does North America rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- North America ranks 1st out of 41 groups with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North America data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. 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.