Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in United States of America
United States of America: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 3.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in United States of America, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in United States of America stood at 3.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 52.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in United States of America peaked at 8.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2015.
United States of America ranks 65th of 71 countries on this measure, 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, male in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3.8% | — |
| 2013 | 7.4% | +92.9% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | -55.0% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 6.6% | +93.8% |
| 2019 | 8.5% | +28.0% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | -41.6% |
| 2021 | 3.8% | -23.4% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 3.5% | -5.2% |
United States of America compared with similar countries
- United States of America's 3.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.4%, 55% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.2% | 3.3% | 8.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.5% | 4.9% | 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, male in United States of America?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in United States of America was 3.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 8.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2015.
- How does United States of America rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- United States of America ranks 65th out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.7%. 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, male (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release