Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in United States
United States: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 0.3% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in United States, 2014–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in United States is 0.3%, measured in 2018.
The figure is up 52.7% on the previous year and down 86.1% over five years.
That places United States 135th out of 150 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in United States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2.2% | — |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -62.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -64.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -33.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +52.7% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.8%, 18% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near United States
More education data for United States
- 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?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in United States was 0.3% in 2018, 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?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2017.
- How does United States rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- United States ranks 135th out of 150 countries with data for 2018.
- Where does this United States 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of adolescents of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official lower secondary school age.