Tertiary education enrollment — all countries

Tertiary education enrollment — Northern America

Tertiary education enrollment in Northern America in 2018 — 86.4%. Since 2013, the indicator has fallen by 0.1 pp.

2018 86.4% +0 pp vs 2017
World rank
Period maximum 86.7%2015
Period minimum 86.4%2017

Trend over time

2013–2018 · % (gross ratio)

Tertiary education enrollment — Northern America, 2013–201886.386.486.586.686.786.82013201420152016201720182013: 86.4%2014: 86.5%2015: 86.7%2017: 86.4%2018: 86.4%
Change over the period: −0.1 pp Annual average: -0.01 pp

Comparison, 2018

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

Northern America 86.4%
World 37.9%
Tertiary education enrollment — Northern America, by year Northern America All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2018 86.4 +0 pp
2017 86.4
2015 86.7 +0.2 pp
2014 86.5 +0 pp
2013 86.4

About the indicator

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.