Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Northern America
SDG: Northern America: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 0.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Northern America, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Northern America stood at 0.8%.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Northern America peaked at 1.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1997.
SDG: Northern America ranks 219th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Northern America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +11900.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +292.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +128.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +76.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +56.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +42.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +30.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +26.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +28.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +22.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +20.7% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +17.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +15.7% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +15.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +24.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +11.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -8.8% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Northern America
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.12 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.04 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.2591 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3042 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3046 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.08 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Northern America?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Northern America was 0.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in SDG: Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in SDG: Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1997.
- How does SDG: Northern America rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- SDG: Northern America ranks 219th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in SDG: Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this SDG: Northern America data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release