Education in North America 109 indicators covering education for North America. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population ages 0-14 16.9% 2025 down 10.7% — Population ages 15-64 64.5% 2025 down 3.1% — School enrollment, primary 96.8% 2024 down 2.9% — Primary education, teachers 2.04 million 2024 up 8.2% — School enrollment, primary, female 96.2% 2024 down 3.3% — School enrollment, primary, male 97.4% 2024 down 2.5% — Labor force, female 45.8% 2025 up 1.2% — Labor force, total 197.68 million 2025 up 8.8% — School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.995 GPI 2020 down 0.6% — School enrollment, secondary 98.1% 2024 down 0.1% — Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 0.6 per 1,000 2024 unchanged — Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 0.8 per 1,000 2024 up 14.3% — Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 2.5 per 1,000 2024 up 8.7% — Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 4.3 per 1,000 2024 up 4.9% — Secondary education, teachers 1.89 million 2024 up 6.3% — School enrollment, secondary, female 97.6% 2024 down 1.2% — School enrollment, secondary, male 98.6% 2024 up 1.0% — School enrollment, tertiary 79.0% 2024 down 8.7% — School enrollment, preprimary 70.3% 2020 up 13.5% — School enrollment, tertiary, female 93.4% 2024 down 6.8% — School enrollment, tertiary, male 65.3% 2024 down 11.3% — School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 0.9819 GPI 2020 down 2.7% — School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 1.3 GPI 2024 up 2.8% — Secondary education, teachers, female 1.20 million 2024 up 7.5% — Primary completion rate, female 94.5% 2023 down 3.4% — Primary completion rate, male 97.4% 2023 down 2.8% — Government expenditure on education, total 4.8% 2022 down 7.9% — Secondary education, general pupils 27.50 million 2018 up 0.7% — Lower secondary completion rate, total 100.8% 2023 down 3.4% — School enrollment, preprimary, female 70.4% 2020 up 14.3% — School enrollment, preprimary, male 70.2% 2020 up 12.7% — Persistence to last grade of primary, total 85.0% 2023 down 6.8% — Government expenditure on education, total 10.7% 2022 down 12.8% — Secondary education, general pupils 48.8% 2018 up 0.4% — Lower secondary completion rate, female 99.8% 2023 down 2.5% — Lower secondary completion rate, male 101.1% 2023 down 4.8% — Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged — Primary education, pupils 26.20 million 2024 down 2.2% — Secondary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged — Secondary education, pupils 28.14 million 2024 up 4.6% — Persistence to last grade of primary, female 82.7% 2023 down 6.8% — Persistence to last grade of primary, male 87.2% 2023 down 6.9% — Secondary education, vocational pupils 128,051 2018 up 53.9% — Number of infant deaths, female 9,724 2024 down 12.1% — Number of infant deaths, male 11,992 2024 down 13.2% — Number of under-five deaths, female 11,420 2024 down 11.4% — Number of under-five deaths, male 14,214 2024 down 12.5% — Secondary education, vocational pupils 45.9% 2018 up 45.0% — Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 100.8% 2018 down 5.6% — Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 4.5% 2025 down 15.8% — Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 4.6% 2025 down 18.6% — Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 4.5% 2025 down 17.4% — Primary education, teachers 85.9% 2024 up 0.2% — Persistence to grade 5, total 84.4% 2021 — — Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 2,675 2024 up 2.4% — Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 3,946 2024 up 22.1% — Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 12,542 2024 up 18.4% — Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 21,376 2024 up 0.9% — Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 101.7% 2018 down 6.5% — Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 100.0% 2018 down 4.6% — Page 1 of 2 Next →