Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in United States of America
United States of America: Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) was 94.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in United States of America, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in United States of America stood at 94.5%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in United States of America peaked at 94.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 88.9%, in 1996.
That places United States of America 20th 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, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 89.6% | — |
| 1982 | 89.7% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 89.7% | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 89.6% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 89.5% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 89.5% | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 89.5% | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 89.5% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 89.6% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 89.6% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 89.5% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 89.4% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 89.1% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 89.0% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 89.0% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 88.9% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 88.9% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 89.2% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 89.4% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 89.5% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 89.6% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 89.8% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 90.1% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 90.5% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 90.8% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 91.2% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 91.4% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 91.8% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 92.1% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 92.4% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 92.7% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 92.9% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 93.2% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 93.5% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 93.8% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 93.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 93.9% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 94.0% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 94.2% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 94.2% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 94.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 94.3% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 94.4% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 94.5% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 89.6% | 89.5% | 89.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 89.1% | 88.9% | 89.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.4% | 89.4% | 91.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.2% | 92.1% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.3% | 94.2% | 94.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 17 Republic of Moldova 94.8% compare
- 18 Lithuania 94.7% compare
- 19 Azerbaijan 94.7% compare
- 21 Switzerland 94.3% compare
- 22 Jamaica 94.2% compare
- 23 Poland 94.1% compare
More education data for United States of America
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.97 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 97.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in United States of America?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in United States of America was 94.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 94.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.9% in 1996.
- How does United States of America rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data)?
- United States of America ranks 20th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, female (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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release