Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in United States
United States: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 99.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
99.0%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
10th
of 36 countries
All-time high
99.6%
in 2021
All-time low
98.0%
in 1994
Years of data
31
1994–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in United States, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in United States stood at 99.0%.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in United States peaked at 99.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 98.0%, in 1994.
That places United States 10th out of 36 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in United States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 98.0% | — |
| 1995 | 98.1% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 98.4% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 98.4% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 98.6% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 98.8% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 98.9% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.4% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.4% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.8% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.2% | 98.0% | 98.4% | 6 |
| 2000s | 98.8% | 98.5% | 99.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 99.2% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.1% | 98.8% | 99.6% | 5 |
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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 99.0% 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 99.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.0% in 1994.
- How does United States rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- United States ranks 10th out of 36 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 down 0.4%. 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 Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release