Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in United States of America
United States of America: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) was 93.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in United States of America, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 93.5% for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in United States of America peaked at 93.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 87.7%, in 1998.
United States of America ranks 14th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 89.0% | — |
| 1982 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 89.0% | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 88.9% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 88.9% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 88.8% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 88.8% | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 88.8% | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 88.8% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 88.9% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 88.8% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 88.6% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 88.2% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 88.0% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 87.9% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 87.8% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 87.7% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 87.7% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 87.8% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 88.0% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 88.2% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 88.3% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 88.5% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 88.8% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 89.2% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 89.5% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 89.8% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 90.1% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 90.5% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 90.8% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 91.2% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 91.6% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 91.8% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 92.1% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 92.5% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 92.6% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 92.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 92.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 92.9% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 93.1% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 93.2% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 93.3% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 93.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 93.4% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 93.5% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 88.9% | 88.8% | 89.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 88.1% | 87.7% | 88.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.1% | 88.0% | 90.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.1% | 90.8% | 92.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.3% | 93.1% | 93.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
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, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in United States of America?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in United States of America was 93.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 93.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.7% in 1998.
- How does United States of America rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- United States of America ranks 14th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release