Education in UNICEF: North America

450 indicators covering education for UNICEF: North America.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 98.1% 2024 down 1.7% 56th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 97.7% 2024 down 2.0% 97th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 101.0% 2024 up 1.0% 44th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.03 GPIA 2024 up 2.7% 28th
Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, male 0.5% 2023 up 33.6% 214th
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, male (UIS) 0.2% 2023 up 113.4% 29th
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, male (UIS estimate) 0.9% 2023 up 41.5% 217th
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female 1.92 million 2022 up 2.0% 171st
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 8.77 years 2023 down 2.0% 83rd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female 97.8% 2024 down 1.8% 83rd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 1 GPIA 2024 up 0.4% 37th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male 97.6% 2024 down 2.2% 97th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male 1.75 million 2022 up 8.5% 169th
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes 3.67 million 2022 up 5.0% 171st
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female 52.0% 2022 down 3.7% 197th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 96.7% 2024 up 0.2% 30th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 257,100 2024 down 5.6% 152nd
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male 8.77 years 2023 down 2.5% 86th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 8.78 years 2023 down 1.5% 82nd
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 1 GPIA 2023 up 1.1% 44th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 94.2% 2024 down 3.5% 32nd
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9509 GPI 2024 down 6.9% 157th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 99.0% 2024 up 3.7% 29th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 0.0% 2024 203rd
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 0.0% 2024 203rd
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 93.0% 2024 down 4.1% 34th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 99.1% 2024 up 0.1% 4th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 0.0% 2024 203rd
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 0.9% 2024 down 8.2% 218th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 99.1% 2024 up 0.2% 4th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 99.2% 2024 down 0.0% 4th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 0.9% 2024 down 16.2% 218th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 0.8% 2024 up 1.8% 218th
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 942,947 2024 up 6.8% 149th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 102,487 2024 up 2.2% 149th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 7,450 2023 down 18.8% 136th
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes 949,173 2024 up 5.8% 133rd
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male 154,614 2024 down 10.1% 158th
Teachers in lower secondary education, female 631,254 2024 up 7.0% 128th
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 66.9% 2024 up 0.2% 39th
Teachers in lower secondary education, male 311,692 2024 up 6.2% 162nd
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female 59.4% 2024 up 2.1% 46th
Teachers in upper secondary education, female 563,543 2024 up 8.0% 107th
Teachers in upper secondary education, male 385,630 2024 up 2.8% 147th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity 1.08 GPIA 2024 down 0.7% 20th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 97.2% 2024 down 4.5% 28th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 89.0% 2024 down 3.6% 41st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 290 2023 up 302.8% 162nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 102,246 2023 up 34.0% 153rd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 4,996 2023 up 48.6% 197th
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 170,271 2023 up 39.0% 175th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 16.5% 116th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes 728,893 2024 up 64.4% 44th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female 385,120 2024 up 79.8% 38th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male 343,773 2024 up 50.0% 47th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 313.8% 183rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 52.9% 198th