Completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, male in United States
United States: Completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, male was 98.9% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
98.9%
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
2nd
of 38 countries
All-time high
98.9%
in 2020
All-time low
97.1%
in 2019
Years of data
6
2013–2020
Completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, male in United States, 2013–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, male in United States stood at 98.9%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
United States ranks 2nd of 38 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, male in United States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 97.8% | — |
| 2016 | 97.6% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 98.1% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 97.1% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 98.9% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 97.8% | 97.1% | 98.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 98.9% | 98.9% | 98.9% | 1 |
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More education data for United States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.06 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.56 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 223,288 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 10.46 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.1542 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.59 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.34 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, male in United States?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, male in United States was 98.9% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, male recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 98.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, male recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.1% in 2019.
- How does United States rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, male?
- United States ranks 2nd out of 38 countries with data for 2020.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, male rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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, second quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release