Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female in United States of America
United States of America: Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female was 95.6% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
95.6%
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
7th
of 39 countries
All-time high
98.5%
in 2016
All-time low
95.6%
in 2020
Years of data
6
2013–2020
Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female in United States of America, 2013–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 95.6% for completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
That places United States of America 7th out of 39 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 97.6% | — |
| 2016 | 98.5% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 97.7% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 96.7% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 95.6% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 97.7% | 96.7% | 98.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 95.6% | 95.6% | 95.6% | 1 |
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More education data for United States of America
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.14 million (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 25.35 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 23.83 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0708 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.83 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.33 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female in United States of America?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female in United States of America was 95.6% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.6% in 2020.
- How does United States of America rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female?
- United States of America ranks 7th out of 39 countries with data for 2020.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, richest quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release