Tertiary education enrollment in North America in 2024 — 79%. Since 1999, the indicator has risen by 9.5 pp.
1999–2024 · % (gross ratio)
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: North America
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 79 | −3.2 pp |
| 2023 | 82.2 | +2.9 pp |
| 2022 | 79.3 | −5 pp |
| 2021 | 84.4 | −2 pp |
| 2020 | 86.3 | −0.1 pp |
| 2019 | 86.4 | −0 pp |
| 2018 | 86.4 | +0 pp |
| 2017 | 86.4 | −0.5 pp |
| 2016 | 87 | +0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 86.8 | +0.2 pp |
| 2014 | 86.6 | +0 pp |
| 2013 | 86.5 | +0.5 pp |
| 2012 | 86.1 | +0.3 pp |
| 2011 | 85.8 | +0.4 pp |
| 2010 | 85.4 | +0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 85.3 | +2.3 pp |
| 2008 | 83 | +0.9 pp |
| 2007 | 82.1 | +1 pp |
| 2006 | 81.1 | +2.3 pp |
| 2005 | 78.8 | −0.4 pp |
| 2004 | 79.2 | +1.6 pp |
| 2003 | 77.6 | +1.6 pp |
| 2002 | 76 | +4.6 pp |
| 2001 | 71.5 | +4.6 pp |
| 2000 | 66.9 | −2.7 pp |
| 1999 | 69.6 | — |
The gross tertiary enrollment ratio — the number of students at universities and colleges (ISCED 5–8) as a percentage of the population in the five-year age interval that follows the end of school. It can exceed 100% because of older students and students from abroad, so in countries that act as magnets for international students the indicator is overstated.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.
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