Education in North America 109 indicators covering education for North America. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank School enrollment, primary 95.2% 2018 down 1.1% — Trained teachers in primary education 97.9% 2024 down 1.6% — Secondary education, teachers 63.1% 2024 up 1.1% — School enrollment, primary, female 94.9% 2018 down 2.0% — School enrollment, primary, male 95.5% 2018 down 0.3% — Compulsory education, duration 11 years 2025 unchanged — Trained teachers in primary education, female 98.2% 2024 down 1.4% — Trained teachers in primary education, male 96.4% 2024 down 2.7% — Primary education, pupils 48.8% 2018 down 0.3% — Tertiary education, academic staff 51.2% 2024 up 4.3% — School enrollment, secondary 93.1% 2018 up 4.7% — Preprimary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged — School enrollment, secondary, female 93.6% 2018 up 4.5% — School enrollment, secondary, male 92.5% 2018 up 4.9% — Expenditure on tertiary education 27.5% 2014 down 25.3% — Literacy rate, youth female 99.6% 2022 up 0.0% — Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index 1 GPI 2022 unchanged — Literacy rate, youth male 99.7% 2022 up 0.0% — Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 14.43 2018 up 3.5% — Literacy rate, youth total 99.6% 2022 up 0.0% — Secondary education, pupils 48.8% 2018 up 0.5% — Literacy rate, adult total 98.8% 2022 up 0.1% — Literacy rate, adult male 98.8% 2022 up 0.1% — Trained teachers in preprimary education 99.7% 2024 down 0.2% — Trained teachers in secondary education 98.4% 2024 down 1.3% — Current education expenditure, total 90.6% 2022 up 1.2% — Current education expenditure, primary 89.9% 2021 down 2.3% — Current education expenditure, secondary 89.9% 2021 down 2.3% — Trained teachers in preprimary education, female 99.8% 2024 down 0.2% — Trained teachers in secondary education, female 98.3% 2024 down 1.3% — Trained teachers in secondary education, male 98.5% 2024 down 1.2% — Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 14.94 2018 up 1.6% — Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary 14.54 2018 down 24.2% — Current education expenditure, tertiary 91.3% 2022 up 7.2% — Trained teachers in preprimary education, male 98.8% 2024 down 1.0% — Net intake rate in grade 1 73.8% 2016 down 1.0% — Trained teachers in lower secondary education 99.5% 2024 down 0.4% — Net intake rate in grade 1, female 76.3% 2016 up 1.7% — Net intake rate in grade 1, male 71.3% 2016 down 3.6% — Trained teachers in upper secondary education 97.2% 2024 down 2.2% — Trained teachers in lower secondary education, female 99.5% 2024 down 0.4% — Trained teachers in lower secondary education, male 99.5% 2024 down 0.4% — Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary 15.2 2018 up 6.9% — Trained teachers in upper secondary education, female 96.9% 2024 down 2.4% — Trained teachers in upper secondary education, male 97.7% 2024 down 1.8% — Government expenditure per student, primary 19.9% 2016 down 10.0% — Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary 14.68 2018 down 3.7% — Government expenditure per student, tertiary 25.4% 2016 down 36.9% — Government expenditure per student, secondary 22.1% 2016 down 8.9% — ← Previous Page 2 of 2