Education in UNICEF: North America

450 indicators covering education for UNICEF: North America.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes 5.87 years 2023 up 0.7% 63rd
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 11.67 years 2023 down 1.1% 53rd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 97.5% 2024 down 1.5% 50th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 210,213 2024 up 71.3% 142nd
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male 208,270 2024 up 2.9% 169th
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 1.65 million 2024 down 7.5% 69th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes 79.1% 2024 down 8.7% 26th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 96.9% 2024 down 2.3% 53rd
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female 97.6% 2024 down 1.2% 40th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 0.9887 GPIA 2024 down 1.5% 111th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 98.0% 2024 down 0.7% 50th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male 98.6% 2024 up 1.0% 33rd
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9894 GPIA 2024 down 2.2% 122nd
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 11.73 years 2023 down 0.4% 52nd
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 11.6 years 2023 down 1.7% 51st
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 1.01 GPIA 2023 up 1.3% 30th
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 3.98 years 2023 down 10.6% 18th
School life expectancy, secondary, female 5.94 years 2023 up 1.7% 60th
School life expectancy, secondary, male 5.81 years 2023 down 0.2% 65th
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.02 GPIA 2023 up 1.8% 37th
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 557,404 2024 down 14.0% 120th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.05 years 2023 down 1.0% 59th
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female 63.1% 2024 up 1.1% 49th
Teachers in secondary education, female 1.19 million 2024 up 7.5% 125th
Teachers in secondary education, male 697,323 2024 up 4.3% 163rd
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female 93.4% 2024 down 6.8% 5th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male 65.3% 2024 down 11.3% 35th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.3 GPIA 2024 up 2.8% 16th
School life expectancy, tertiary, female 4.74 years 2023 down 7.5% 3rd
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index 1.31 GPIA 2023 up 4.4% 16th
School life expectancy, tertiary, male 3.25 years 2023 down 14.4% 35th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 15.83 years 2023 down 4.1% 28th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 96.0% 2023 down 3.1% 68th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 85.0% 2023 down 6.8% 87th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female 1.99 years 2023 down 3.8% 61st
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male 2.11 years 2023 up 1.6% 52nd
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9454 GPIA 2023 down 5.2% 206th
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female 92.2% 2024 down 1.5% 124th
Teachers in pre-primary education, male 43,713 2024 up 4.0% 129th
Teachers in pre-primary education, female 513,691 2024 down 15.3% 116th
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 843,582 2024 down 3.5% 55th
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female 51.2% 2024 up 4.3% 27th
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male 802,649 2024 down 11.3% 72nd
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 16.69 years 2023 down 3.2% 20th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity 1.1 GPIA 2023 up 1.5% 1st
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 15 years 2023 down 4.9% 37th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male 97.4% 2023 down 2.8% 43rd
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female 94.5% 2023 down 3.4% 88th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted 0.9696 GPIA 2023 down 0.6% 166th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes 97.5% 2022 up 1.1% 15th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male 97.6% 2022 up 1.0% 19th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity 1 GPIA 2022 up 1.0% 2nd
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender 0.9487 GPIA 2023 up 0.1% 220th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male 87.2% 2023 down 6.9% 72nd
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female 82.7% 2023 down 6.8% 106th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes 99.4% 2022 up 0.1% 21st
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 100.8% 2023 down 3.4% 5th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female 99.4% 2022 up 0.1% 18th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male 99.4% 2022 up 0.1% 23rd
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index 1 GPIA 2022 unchanged 3rd