Completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, male in United States
United States: Completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, male was 86.1% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
86.1%
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
4th
of 39 countries
All-time high
91.6%
in 2017
All-time low
86.1%
in 2020
Years of data
6
2013–2020
Completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, male in United States, 2013–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, male in United States stood at 86.1%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
United States ranks 4th of 39 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, male in United States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 87.0% | — |
| 2016 | 87.8% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 91.6% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 87.9% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 90.5% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 86.1% | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 89.0% | 87.0% | 91.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 86.1% | 86.1% | 86.1% | 1 |
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More education data for United States
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, male in United States?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, male in United States was 86.1% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, male recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 91.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, male recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.1% in 2020.
- How does United States rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, male?
- United States ranks 4th out of 39 countries with data for 2020.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, male rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 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, upper secondary education, second quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release