Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in United States of America
United States of America: Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) was 98.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in United States of America, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in United States of America stood at 98.9%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in United States of America peaked at 98.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 94.4%, in 1993.
That places United States of America 19th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 94.6% | — |
| 1982 | 94.6% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 94.6% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 94.6% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 94.7% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 94.8% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 94.7% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 94.6% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 94.5% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 94.5% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 94.5% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 94.4% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 94.4% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 94.6% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 94.8% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 95.1% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 95.3% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 95.6% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 95.8% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 96.1% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 96.3% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 96.5% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 96.8% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 97.0% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 97.2% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 97.4% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 97.7% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 97.9% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 98.1% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 94.7% | 94.6% | 94.8% | 9 |
| 1990s | 94.8% | 94.4% | 95.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.9% | 95.8% | 97.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.4% | 98.0% | 98.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.8% | 98.7% | 98.9% | 6 |
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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, male (modelled data) in United States of America?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in United States of America was 98.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 98.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.4% in 1993.
- How does United States of America rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data)?
- United States of America ranks 19th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release