Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: North America
UNICEF: North 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 UNICEF: North America, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: North America is 0.8%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 UNICEF: North America peaked at 1.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1997.
That places UNICEF: North America 218th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 UNICEF: North America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 0.0% | — |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +295.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +128.3% |
| 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 UNICEF: North America
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3043 % 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 0.3047 % 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 11.04 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 288,590 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: North America?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: North 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 UNICEF: North 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 UNICEF: North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1997.
- How does UNICEF: North America rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- UNICEF: North America ranks 218th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in UNICEF: North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this UNICEF: North 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