Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in United States of America
United States of America: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted was 0.8039 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.8039 modelled data
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
139th
of 205 countries
All-time high
0.8571 modelled data
in 2019
All-time low
0.6386 modelled data
in 2006
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in United States of America, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 0.8039 modelled data for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in United States of America peaked at 0.8571 modelled data in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6386 modelled data, in 2006.
That places United States of America 139th 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 youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in United States of America, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7013 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 0.6742 modelled data | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6634 modelled data | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.6863 modelled data | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.6966 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.6625 modelled data | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 0.6386 modelled data | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6444 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.6778 modelled data | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6786 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6883 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.6974 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.6974 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6849 modelled data | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.6812 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.7031 modelled data | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.746 modelled data | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7966 modelled data | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8519 modelled data | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 0.8571 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8085 modelled data | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 0.7708 modelled data | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 0.7959 modelled data | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.8367 modelled data | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 0.8367 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.8039 modelled data | -3.9% |
United States of America compared with similar countries
- United States of America's 0.8039 modelled data is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8519 modelled data, 94% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6724 modelled data | 0.6386 modelled data | 0.7013 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7404 modelled data | 0.6812 modelled data | 0.8571 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8088 modelled data | 0.7708 modelled data | 0.8367 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 youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in United States of America?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in United States of America was 0.8039 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8571 modelled data in 2019.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6386 modelled data in 2006.
- How does United States of America rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted?
- United States of America ranks 139th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. 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 youth of upper 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