Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female in United States
United States: Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female was 98.6% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
98.6%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
2nd
of 38 countries
All-time high
98.7%
in 2016
All-time low
98.3%
in 2017
Years of data
6
2013–2020
Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female in United States, 2013–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female in United States stood at 98.6%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
That places United States 2nd out of 38 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female in United States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 98.5% | — |
| 2016 | 98.7% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 98.3% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 98.5% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 98.6% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 98.6% | 98.3% | 98.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 98.6% | 98.6% | 1 |
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More education data for United States
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.56 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6653 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0343 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12.27 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.97 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0364 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.35 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5778 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.78 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.3162 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female in United States?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female in United States was 98.6% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 98.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.3% in 2017.
- How does United States rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female?
- United States ranks 2nd out of 38 countries with data for 2020.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female 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, middle quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release