Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in United States of America
United States of America: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 3.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in United States of America, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in United States of America is 3.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 7.8% on the previous year and down 43.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in United States of America peaked at 7.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2023.
That places United States of America 66th out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3.2% | — |
| 2013 | 5.7% | +77.7% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | -44.1% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 7.8% | +152.8% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | -8.8% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | -36.8% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | -21.0% |
| 2022 | 3.3% | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 3.0% | -9.6% |
| 2024 | 3.2% | +7.8% |
United States of America compared with similar countries
- United States of America's 3.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.9%, 55% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.7% | 3.0% | 7.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 3.0% | 4.5% | 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, female in United States of America?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in United States of America was 3.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2023.
- How does United States of America rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- United States of America ranks 66th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, female (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release