Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in United States
United States: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 1.01 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.01 LPIA
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
7th
of 95 countries
All-time high
1.01 LPIA
in 2017
All-time low
0.8411 LPIA
in 1970
Years of data
21
1970–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in United States, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in United States stood at 1.01 LPIA.
That represents a change of up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in United States peaked at 1.01 LPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.8411 LPIA, in 1970.
That places United States 7th out of 95 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in United States, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.8411 LPIA | — |
| 2004 | 0.9861 LPIA | +17.2% |
| 2005 | 0.986 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9935 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9937 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9982 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9969 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.997 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9983 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9989 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.999 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9998 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.01 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 1 LPIA | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.01 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 1 LPIA | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.01 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 1 LPIA | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.01 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 1.01 LPIA | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8411 LPIA | 0.8411 LPIA | 0.8411 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9915 LPIA | 0.986 LPIA | 0.9982 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 1 LPIA | 0.9969 LPIA | 1.01 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1.01 LPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 4 Israel 1.02 LPIA compare
- 5 Luxembourg 1.02 LPIA compare
- 6 Austria 1.01 LPIA compare
- 8 Switzerland 1.01 LPIA compare
- 9 Netherlands 1.01 LPIA compare
- 10 Norway 1.01 LPIA compare
More education data for United States
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in United States?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in United States was 1.01 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 LPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8411 LPIA in 1970.
- How does United States rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- United States ranks 7th out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release