Primary school enrollment — all countries

Primary school enrollment — North America

Primary school enrollment in North America in 2018 — 95.2%. Since 1974, the indicator has risen by 12.7 pp.

2018 95.2% +0.1 pp vs 2017
World rank
Period maximum 98.8%1991
Period minimum 82.4%1975

Trend over time

1974–2018 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — North America, 1974–20188085909510019741979198419891994199920042009201420181974: 82.5%1975: 82.4%1976: 83.3%1977: 83.7%1978: 84.3%1979: 84%1980: 91.1%1981: 91.1%1982: 93.3%1983: 92.3%1984: 91.5%1985: 91.9%1986: 93.5%1987: 95.3%1988: 96.4%1989: 97.5%1990: 98.6%1991: 98.8%1992: 97.9%1993: 96.9%1994: 96.3%1995: 97%1996: 96.1%1997: 96%1998: 95.8%1999: 95.5%2000: 95.4%2001: 95.6%2002: 94.7%2003: 95.5%2004: 94.8%2005: 95%2006: 95.7%2007: 96.2%2008: 96.3%2009: 95%2010: 93.8%2011: 92.9%2012: 93.3%2013: 93.4%2014: 93.7%2015: 94.4%2016: 95.5%2017: 95.1%2018: 95.2%
Change over the period: +12.7 pp Annual average: 0.29 pp

Comparison, 2018

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: North America

North America 95.2%
World 89.4%
Primary school enrollment — North America, by year North America All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2018 95.2 +0.1 pp
2017 95.1 −0.4 pp
2016 95.5 +1.1 pp
2015 94.4 +0.6 pp
2014 93.7 +0.4 pp
2013 93.4 +0 pp
2012 93.3 +0.4 pp
2011 92.9 −0.9 pp
2010 93.8 −1.2 pp
2009 95 −1.2 pp
2008 96.3 +0.1 pp
2007 96.2 +0.6 pp
2006 95.7 +0.7 pp
2005 95 +0.1 pp
2004 94.8 −0.7 pp
2003 95.5 +0.8 pp
2002 94.7 −0.9 pp
2001 95.6 +0.2 pp
2000 95.4 −0 pp
1999 95.5 −0.3 pp
1998 95.8 −0.1 pp
1997 96 −0.1 pp
1996 96.1 −0.9 pp
1995 97 +0.8 pp
1994 96.3 −0.6 pp
1993 96.9 −1 pp
1992 97.9 −0.9 pp
1991 98.8 +0.2 pp
1990 98.6 +1.1 pp
1989 97.5 +1.1 pp
1988 96.4 +1.1 pp
1987 95.3 +1.8 pp
1986 93.5 +1.6 pp
1985 91.9 +0.5 pp
1984 91.5 −0.8 pp
1983 92.3 −1 pp
1982 93.3 +2.2 pp
1981 91.1 −0.1 pp
1980 91.1 +7.1 pp
1979 84 −0.2 pp
1978 84.3 +0.6 pp
1977 83.7 +0.4 pp
1976 83.3 +0.9 pp
1975 82.4 −0.1 pp
1974 82.5

About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.