Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in North America
North America: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 3.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in North America, 1992–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in North America stood at 3.8%. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 59.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in North America peaked at 15.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2019.
North America ranks 45th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in North America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 13.6% | — |
| 1993 | 11.4% | -16.2% |
| 1994 | 10.4% | -8.7% |
| 1995 | 11.7% | +12.2% |
| 1996 | 12.0% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 12.3% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 12.5% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 14.7% | +17.3% |
| 2000 | 15.2% | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 13.7% | -10.0% |
| 2002 | 15.8% | +15.0% |
| 2003 | 11.7% | -25.8% |
| 2004 | 10.9% | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 10.0% | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 11.0% | +10.2% |
| 2007 | 10.8% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 10.8% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 9.3% | -13.5% |
| 2010 | 10.4% | +11.9% |
| 2011 | 9.2% | -11.7% |
| 2012 | 8.6% | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 8.6% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 7.7% | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 6.9% | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | -26.5% |
| 2017 | 5.0% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | -23.7% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.3% | 10.4% | 14.7% | 8 |
| 2000s | 11.9% | 9.3% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 3.8% | 10.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near North America
More reference data data for North America
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 2.25 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 2.15 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.07 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.41 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.08 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.07 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 99.6% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.08 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.27 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 271,413 number (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in North America?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in North America was 3.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 15.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2019.
- How does North America rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- North America ranks 45th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North America data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of youth of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official upper secondary school age.