Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in United States of America
United States of America: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male was 93.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in United States of America, 1993–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 93.1% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in 2022.
That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in United States of America peaked at 99.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 80.3%, in 1998.
United States of America ranks 70th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 93.9% | — |
| 1994 | 92.5% | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 83.5% | -9.7% |
| 1996 | 83.6% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 80.3% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 86.6% | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 91.8% | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 93.0% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 93.9% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 94.1% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 95.5% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 96.9% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 99.1% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 98.9% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 93.1% | -5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.8% | 80.3% | 93.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 86.6% | 86.6% | 86.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 94.9% | 91.8% | 99.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 97.0% | 93.1% | 99.0% | 3 |
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More education data for United States of America
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.14 million (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 25.35 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 23.83 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0708 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.83 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.33 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in United States of America?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in United States of America was 93.1% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.3% in 1998.
- How does United States of America rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male?
- United States of America ranks 70th out of 195 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release