Education in WB: North America

488 indicators covering education for WB: North America.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
School age population, secondary education, female 13.99 million 2024 up 4.7% 160th
School age population, secondary education, male 14.70 million 2024 up 4.8% 160th
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 14.50 million 2024 up 5.6% 156th
School age population, upper secondary education, male 7.42 million 2024 up 5.7% 156th
School age population, upper secondary education, female 7.07 million 2024 up 5.6% 156th
Enrolment in primary education, male 13.48 million 2024 down 1.6% 158th
Enrolment in primary education, female 12.71 million 2024 down 2.9% 157th
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 28.14 million 2024 up 4.6% 148th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 99.6% 2024 up 0.0% 1st
Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.04 million 2024 up 8.2% 128th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 8.81 million 2024 down 5.6% 137th
Enrolment in secondary education, male 14.49 million 2024 up 5.8% 149th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 0.4% 2024 down 7.2% 219th
Enrolment in secondary education, female 13.65 million 2024 up 3.4% 147th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 99.6% 2024 up 0.1% 1st
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 19.12 million 2024 down 10.2% 89th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 99.6% 2024 down 0.0% 1st
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 0.4% 2024 up 0.5% 219th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 0.4% 2024 down 13.2% 219th
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.79 years 2023 down 2.8% 103rd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes 96.8% 2024 down 2.9% 161st
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 85.9% 2024 up 0.2% 27th
Teachers in primary education, female 1.75 million 2024 up 8.3% 106th
Teachers in primary education, male 288,628 2024 up 7.2% 161st
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male 8.08 million 2024 down 13.1% 97th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 11.04 million 2024 down 7.9% 81st
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes 26.20 million 2024 down 2.2% 158th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female 96.2% 2024 down 3.3% 151st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.988 GPIA 2024 down 0.9% 95th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male 97.4% 2024 down 2.5% 168th
School life expectancy, primary, female 5.8 years 2023 down 2.4% 86th
School life expectancy, primary, male 5.79 years 2023 down 3.2% 114th
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index 1 GPIA 2023 up 0.8% 23rd
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 4.30 million 2024 down 6.1% 139th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male 4.51 million 2024 down 5.1% 137th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes 418,482 2024 up 28.7% 165th
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes 1.89 million 2024 up 6.3% 141st
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes 98.1% 2024 down 0.1% 33rd
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes 5.87 years 2023 up 0.7% 64th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 11.67 years 2023 down 1.1% 54th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 97.5% 2024 down 1.5% 51st
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% 66th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes 79.0% 2024 down 8.7% 27th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 96.9% 2024 down 2.3% 54th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female 97.6% 2024 down 1.2% 41st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 0.9887 GPIA 2024 down 1.5% 108th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 98.0% 2024 down 0.7% 51st
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male 98.6% 2024 up 1.0% 34th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9895 GPIA 2024 down 2.2% 119th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 11.73 years 2023 down 0.4% 53rd
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 11.6 years 2023 down 1.7% 52nd
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% 19th
School life expectancy, secondary, female 5.94 years 2023 up 1.7% 61st
School life expectancy, secondary, male 5.81 years 2023 down 0.2% 66th
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.02 GPIA 2023 up 1.8% 34th
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 557,473 2024 down 14.0% 117th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.05 years 2023 down 1.0% 60th