Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in United States of America
United States of America: Completion rate, lower secondary education, female was 98.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in United States of America, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, lower secondary education, female in United States of America stood at 98.8%.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, female in United States of America peaked at 99.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 98.6%, in 2018.
United States of America ranks 20th of 92 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 98.7% | — |
| 2013 | 98.7% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 98.9% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.6% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.9% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 98.8% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 98.8% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 98.8% | 98.6% | 99.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 98.9% | 98.8% | 99.0% | 5 |
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More education data for United States of America
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.78 million (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, female in United States of America?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in United States of America was 98.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, female recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, female recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.6% in 2018.
- How does United States of America rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, female?
- United States of America ranks 20th out of 92 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release