Lower secondary completion rate, total in United States
United States: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 101.4% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Lower secondary completion rate, total in United States, 2017–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary completion rate, total in United States is 101.4%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
That places United States 18th out of 187 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in United States, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 104.9% | — |
| 2018 | 103.4% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 103.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 103.8% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 103.4% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 101.4% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 103.9% | 103.4% | 104.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 102.9% | 101.4% | 103.8% | 3 |
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More education data for United States
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.05 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.48 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.19 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 18.05 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.06 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.56 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 223,288 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 10.46 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.1542 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in United States?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in United States was 101.4% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 104.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 101.4% in 2022.
- How does United States rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- United States ranks 18th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. 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, total (% 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.