Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in United States
United States: Completion rate, lower secondary education, male was 98.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
98.5%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
16th
of 92 countries
All-time high
98.7%
in 2017
All-time low
98.0%
in 2010
Years of data
12
2010–2024
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in United States, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
United States recorded 98.5% for completion rate, lower secondary education, male in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, male in United States peaked at 98.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 98.0%, in 2010.
That places United States 16th out of 92 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in United States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 98.0% | — |
| 2013 | 98.4% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 98.6% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.6% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.2% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 98.6% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 98.6% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.5% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 98.4% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 98.4% | 98.0% | 98.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 98.5% | 98.4% | 98.6% | 5 |
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More education data for United States
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, male in United States?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in United States was 98.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, male recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 98.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, male recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.0% in 2010.
- How does United States rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, male?
- United States ranks 16th out of 92 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in United States?
- 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 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release