Secondary education, teachers, per capita in North America
North America: Secondary education, teachers, per capita was 0.005 units per person in 2024. ▬ Flat
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in North America, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
North America recorded 0.005 units per person for secondary education, teachers, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, per capita in North America peaked at 0.0056 units per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0046 units per person, in 1979.
North America ranks 26th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in North America, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0049 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0049 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0052 units per person | +6.1% |
| 1974 | 0.005 units per person | -3.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0051 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0051 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0051 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.005 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0046 units per person | -7.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0052 units per person | +12.2% |
| 1981 | 0.005 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0051 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.005 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0051 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.005 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.005 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.005 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0055 units per person | +10.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0055 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0048 units per person | -12.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0049 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0056 units per person | +15.5% |
| 1993 | 0.005 units per person | -10.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0051 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0051 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0051 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0053 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0052 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0053 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0054 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0053 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0053 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0054 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0054 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0055 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0055 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0055 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0055 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0056 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0054 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0053 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0052 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0051 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.005 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.005 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0051 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0051 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0051 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.005 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0051 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.005 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.005 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.005 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.005 units per person | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.005 units per person | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0052 units per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0052 units per person | 0.005 units per person | 0.0055 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0051 units per person | 0.0048 units per person | 0.0056 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0054 units per person | 0.0053 units per person | 0.0056 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0051 units per person | 0.005 units per person | 0.0054 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.005 units per person | 0.005 units per person | 0.0051 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 23 Israel 0.0095 units per person compare
- 24 Lithuania 0.0094 units per person compare
- 25 Russia 0.0093 units per person compare
- 26 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0093 units per person compare
- 27 Comoros 0.0093 units per person compare
- 28 New Caledonia 0.0093 units per person compare
- 29 Turkey 0.0092 units per person 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, 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, female 45.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers, per capita in North America?
- Secondary education, teachers, per capita in North America was 0.005 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0056 units per person in 1992.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0046 units per person in 1979.
- How does North America rank for secondary education, teachers, per capita?
- North America ranks 26th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this North America data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.