Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in United States of America

United States of America: Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes was 12.19 million number in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
12.19 million number
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
3rd
of 188 countries
All-time high
12.19 million number
in 2018
All-time low
11.74 million number
in 2014
Years of data
5
2014–2018

Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in United States of America, 2014–2018

02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M2014201620182014: 11.7M number2015: 11.9M number2016: 12.1M number2017: 12.1M number2018: 12.2M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in United States of America is 12.19 million number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.9% over five years.

That places United States of America 3rd out of 188 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes (number) in United States of America, 2014 to 2018.
Year number Change
2014 11.74 million number
2015 11.87 million number +1.1%
2016 12.09 million number +1.9%
2017 12.13 million number +0.3%
2018 12.19 million number +0.5%

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 1 India 66.76 million number compare
  2. 2 China 39.36 million number compare
  3. 4 Indonesia 11.17 million number compare
  4. 5 Brazil 9.52 million number compare
  5. 6 Bangladesh 7.36 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in United States of America?
Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in United States of America was 12.19 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 12.19 million number in 2018.
What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 11.74 million number in 2014.
How does United States of America rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes?
United States of America ranks 3rd out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Where does this United States of America data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,502 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in public and private upper secondary education institutions regardless of age.