Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in United States of America
United States of America: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 0.9091 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.9091 modelled data
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
115th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.18 modelled data
in 2015
All-time low
0.7143 modelled data
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in United States of America, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in United States of America stood at 0.9091 modelled data.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in United States of America peaked at 1.18 modelled data in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.7143 modelled data, in 2000.
That places United States of America 115th out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in United States of America, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7143 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 0.7222 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.75 modelled data | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.7222 modelled data | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.7895 modelled data | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 0.7895 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8824 modelled data | +11.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9375 modelled data | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9412 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9412 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 modelled data | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 1 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.06 modelled data | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 1.17 modelled data | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 1.18 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.13 modelled data | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 1 modelled data | -11.8% |
| 2018 | 1.07 modelled data | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 1.06 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.18 modelled data | +10.7% |
| 2021 | 1.12 modelled data | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 1.11 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.05 modelled data | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 0.9231 modelled data | -12.1% |
| 2025 | 0.9091 modelled data | -1.5% |
United States of America compared with similar countries
- United States of America's 0.9091 modelled data is below the median for high income countries, which is 1 modelled data, 91% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.819 modelled data | 0.7143 modelled data | 0.9412 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 modelled data | 1 modelled data | 1.18 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 modelled data | 0.9091 modelled data | 1.18 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
More education data for United States of America
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.74 million (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 419,732 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.34 million (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in United States of America?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in United States of America was 0.9091 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 modelled data in 2015.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7143 modelled data in 2000.
- How does United States of America rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- United States of America ranks 115th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. 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 Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release