Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in United States
United States: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 1 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
29th
of 131 countries
All-time high
1.03 GPIA
in 1970
All-time low
1 GPIA
in 1999
Years of data
36
1970–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in United States, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in United States is 1 GPIA, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in United States peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1 GPIA, in 1999.
That places United States 29th out of 131 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in United States, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.03 GPIA | — |
| 1975 | 1.01 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 1 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 1 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 3 |
| 1980s | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 2 |
| 1990s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 5 |
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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 educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in United States?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in United States was 1 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 1.03 GPIA in 1970.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 1999.
- How does United States rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- United States ranks 29th out of 131 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 0.1%. 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 Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release