Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in North America
North America: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 0.9% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in North America, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in North America is 0.9%, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in North America peaked at 0.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1997.
That places North America 43rd out of 43 groups with data for 2019, 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 North America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +26404.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +94.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +49.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +30.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +25.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +18.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +12.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +13.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +11.5% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +16.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near North America
More education data for North America
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 26.20 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 16.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.04 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0687 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2703 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 2.04 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in North America?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in North America was 0.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1997.
- How does North America rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- North America ranks 43rd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of students enrolled in vocational programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the upper secondary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies specific to a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Vocational education may have work-based components (e.g. apprenticeships). Successful completion of such programmes leads to labour-market relevant vocational qualifications acknowledged as occupationally-oriented by the relevant national authorities and/or the labour market.