Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in United States
United States: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 1.01 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.01 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
7th
of 31 countries
All-time high
1.01 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.9898 GPIA
in 1999
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 GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in United States stood at 1.01 GPIA.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in United States peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.9898 GPIA, in 1999.
United States ranks 7th of 31 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in United States, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.9954 GPIA | — |
| 1995 | 0.9998 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.9939 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.9924 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.9921 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9898 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.991 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.992 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9967 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 1 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9939 GPIA | 0.9898 GPIA | 0.9998 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 0.991 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 0.9967 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 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 1.01 GPIA 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 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9898 GPIA in 1999.
- How does United States rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- United States ranks 7th out of 31 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 0.6%. 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, immigrant background, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release