Lower secondary completion rate, female in United States
United States: Lower secondary completion rate, female was 100.6% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Lower secondary completion rate, female in United States, 2017–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
United States recorded 100.6% for lower secondary completion rate, female in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
That places United States 29th out of 187 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Lower secondary completion rate, female in United States, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 102.7% | — |
| 2018 | 106.1% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 103.7% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 104.2% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 107.5% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 100.6% | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 104.2% | 102.7% | 106.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 104.1% | 100.6% | 107.5% | 3 |
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More education data for United States
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.56 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6653 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0343 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12.27 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.97 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0364 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.35 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5778 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.78 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.3162 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, female in United States?
- Lower secondary completion rate, female in United States was 100.6% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 107.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.6% in 2022.
- How does United States rank for lower secondary completion rate, female?
- United States ranks 29th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, female rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.