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 0.9252 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in United States of America, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in United States of America is 0.9252 GPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 13.7% on the previous year and up 20.1% 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 1.15 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.7707 GPIA, in 2013.
United States of America ranks 47th of 77 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.8368 GPIA | — |
| 2013 | 0.7707 GPIA | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9568 GPIA | +24.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9001 GPIA | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9012 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.15 GPIA | +27.5% |
| 2019 | 0.8381 GPIA | -27.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9056 GPIA | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9343 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8937 GPIA | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 0.8137 GPIA | -8.9% |
| 2024 | 0.9252 GPIA | +13.7% |
United States of America compared with similar countries
- United States of America's 0.9252 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9308 GPIA, 99% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9076 GPIA | 0.7707 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.8945 GPIA | 0.8137 GPIA | 0.9343 GPIA | 5 |
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 0.9252 GPIA in 2024, 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 1.15 GPIA in 2018.
- 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 0.7707 GPIA in 2013.
- 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 47th out of 77 countries with data for 2024.
- 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 20.1%. 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 (household survey data) (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release