Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in United States
United States: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.8865 NPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.8865 NPIA
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
30th
of 34 countries
All-time high
0.9096 NPIA
in 2020
All-time low
0.8336 NPIA
in 1995
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 NPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in United States is 0.8865 NPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in United States peaked at 0.9096 NPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.8336 NPIA, in 1995.
United States ranks 30th of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in United States, year by year
| Year | NPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.8392 NPIA | — |
| 1995 | 0.8336 NPIA | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.8443 NPIA | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.8458 NPIA | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.8463 NPIA | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.8538 NPIA | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.8564 NPIA | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.8565 NPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8572 NPIA | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8577 NPIA | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8579 NPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8603 NPIA | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.8633 NPIA | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.8693 NPIA | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.8716 NPIA | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8719 NPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8743 NPIA | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8767 NPIA | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8806 NPIA | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.885 NPIA | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8869 NPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8869 NPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8929 NPIA | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.8989 NPIA | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.902 NPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9022 NPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9096 NPIA | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9095 NPIA | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8831 NPIA | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.8844 NPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.8865 NPIA | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8438 NPIA | 0.8336 NPIA | 0.8538 NPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.8622 NPIA | 0.8564 NPIA | 0.8719 NPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8886 NPIA | 0.8743 NPIA | 0.9022 NPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8946 NPIA | 0.8831 NPIA | 0.9096 NPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States
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 0.8865 NPIA 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 0.9096 NPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8336 NPIA in 1995.
- How does United States rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- United States ranks 30th out of 34 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 0.0%. 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 native parity index (NPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release