School enrollment, tertiary, female in North America
North America: School enrollment, tertiary, female was 93.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary, female in North America, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, tertiary, female in North America is 93.4%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary, female in North America peaked at 101.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 76.4%, in 2000.
That places North America 1st out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School enrollment, tertiary, female in North America, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 79.3% | — |
| 2000 | 76.4% | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 82.1% | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 87.9% | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 90.4% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 92.9% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 92.9% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 95.9% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 96.7% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 97.5% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 99.6% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 100.5% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 100.3% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 100.4% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 100.2% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 100.1% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 100.2% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 100.7% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 101.4% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 100.9% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 94.6% | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 97.2% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 93.4% | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.3% | 79.3% | 79.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 91.3% | 76.4% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.2% | 99.6% | 100.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.5% | 93.4% | 101.4% | 5 |
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, per capita 0.0053 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.04 million (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, tertiary, female in North America?
- School enrollment, tertiary, female in North America was 93.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary, female recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 101.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary, female recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.4% in 2000.
- How does North America rank for school enrollment, tertiary, female?
- North America ranks 1st out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary, female rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. 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, tertiary, 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. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.