Education in North America

283 indicators covering education for North America.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.04 million 2024 up 8.2% 36th
Population ages 0-14 16.9% 2025 down 10.7% 41st
Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0687 units per person 2024 down 9.0% 36th
Population ages 15-64 64.5% 2025 down 3.1% 22nd
Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 39.9% 45th
Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2703 % change on previous year 2024 down 144.0% 44th
Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 26.20 million 2024 down 2.2% 36th
Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 28.14 million 2024 up 4.6% 39th
Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.0738 units per person 2024 down 2.7% 33rd
Secondary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 35.7% 45th
School enrollment, primary 96.8% 2024 down 2.9% 39th
Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0053 units per person 2024 up 0.6% 5th
Primary education, teachers 2.04 million 2024 up 8.2% 36th
Number of infant deaths, female, annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year 2024 down 154.5% 8th
Number of under-five deaths, male, per capita 0 units per person 2024 down 18.6% 37th
Number of under-five deaths, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 46.2% 40th
Number of under-five deaths, male, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year 2024 up 19.2% 5th
Number of under-five deaths, female, per capita 0 units per person 2024 down 17.6% 37th
Number of under-five deaths, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 45.5% 40th
Number of under-five deaths, female, annual growth rate -1.13 % change on previous year 2024 down 44.8% 5th
Number of infant deaths, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 45.9% 40th
Number of infant deaths, female, per capita 0 units per person 2024 down 18.2% 38th
Number of infant deaths, male, per capita 0 units per person 2024 down 19.3% 38th
Number of infant deaths, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 46.6% 40th
Number of infant deaths, male, annual growth rate -1.18 % change on previous year 2024 down 2.3% 8th
Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 33.5% 43rd
School enrollment, primary, female 96.2% 2024 down 3.3% 35th
School enrollment, primary, male 97.4% 2024 down 2.5% 38th
Secondary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.3044 % change on previous year 2024 down 16.7% 32nd
Number of infant deaths, female, per square kilometre 0.0005 units per square kilometre 2023 down 10.5% 42nd
Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre 0.0008 units per square kilometre 2023 down 11.8% 42nd
Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre 0.0006 units per square kilometre 2023 down 10.3% 42nd
Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre 1.46 units per square kilometre 2023 down 0.4% 44th
Number of infant deaths, male, per square kilometre 0.0007 units per square kilometre 2023 down 12.3% 42nd
Labor force, total, per capita 0.5155 units per person 2025 up 1.5% 5th
Labor force, female 45.8% 2025 up 1.2% 10th
Labor force, total 197.68 million 2025 up 8.8% 38th
Labor force, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 34.7% 44th
Labor force, total, annual growth rate 0.4252 % change on previous year 2025 down 34.0% 34th
Primary education, teachers, annual growth rate -0.2591 % change on previous year 2024 down 151.5% 40th
Secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre 1.56 units per square kilometre 2023 up 5.7% 44th
Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.89 million 2024 up 6.3% 37th
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.995 GPI 2020 down 0.6% 12th
Human capital composite index 0.0597 standard deviations from the yearly mean 2024 down 71.9% 18th
School enrollment, secondary 98.1% 2024 down 0.1% 10th
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 4.3 per 1,000 2024 up 4.9% 36th
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 0.6 per 1,000 2024 unchanged 42nd
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 0.8 per 1,000 2024 up 14.3% 42nd
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 2.5 per 1,000 2024 up 8.7% 36th
Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre 0.114 units per square kilometre 2023 up 10.1% 41st
Secondary education, teachers, per capita 0.005 units per person 2024 down 1.1% 26th
Secondary education, teachers 1.89 million 2024 up 6.3% 39th
School enrollment, secondary, female 97.6% 2024 down 1.2% 13th
School enrollment, secondary, male 98.6% 2024 up 1.0% 10th
School enrollment, tertiary 79.0% 2024 down 8.7% 8th
Secondary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 34.6% 43rd
Secondary education, teachers, female, gaps filled 1.20 million 2024 up 7.5% 31st
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female 2.18 million number 2019 up 2.8% 39th