SDG: Least Developed Countries vs United States of America: Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education

SDG: Least Developed Countries
0.6809 GPIA
in 2024
United States of America
0.7923 GPIA
in 2023
SDG: Least Developed Countries rank
89th
United States of America rank
89th

Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education over time

  • SDG: Least Developed Countries
  • United States of America
0.20.40.60.81199720102024

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 0.7923 GPIA against 0.6809 GPIA in SDG: Least Developed Countries, a difference of 0.1114 GPIA.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.2 times SDG: Least Developed Countries's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2013 it was SDG: Least Developed Countries ahead.

SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 89th and United States of America ranks 89th of 214 groups.

Across the 2 decades both report, SDG: Least Developed Countries averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade SDG: Least Developed Countries United States of America Difference Ahead
2010s 0.7342 GPIA 0.7302 GPIA 0.004 GPIA SDG: Least Developed Countries
2020s 0.3369 GPIA 0.83 GPIA 0.4932 GPIA United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education, SDG: Least Developed Countries or United States of America?
United States of America, at 0.7923 GPIA against 0.6809 GPIA in SDG: Least Developed Countries as of 2023.
What is the difference in proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education between SDG: Least Developed Countries and United States of America?
0.1114 GPIA, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Least Developed Countries and United States of America?
11 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2023.
How do SDG: Least Developed Countries and United States of America rank globally for proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 89th and United States of America ranks 89th of 214 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
398 places, 6,566 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release