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 5.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in United States of America, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in United States of America stood at 5.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and down 20.3% 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 10.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2020.
That places United States of America 162nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.7% | — |
| 2001 | 8.9% | +15.6% |
| 2002 | 10.1% | +13.5% |
| 2003 | 10.2% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 8.9% | -12.7% |
| 2005 | 8.0% | -10.1% |
| 2006 | 8.3% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 9.0% | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8.4% | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 7.7% | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 7.6% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 7.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7.3% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 6.9% | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 6.4% | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 6.3% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 5.9% | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 4.9% | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 4.7% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 4.9% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4.9% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 5.1% | +4.1% |
United States of America compared with similar countries
- United States of America's 5.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.8%, 89% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.8% | 7.7% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 4.9% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 4.7% | 5.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 159 Hong Kong, China 5.5% compare
- 160 Namibia 5.4% compare
- 160 Norway 5.4% compare
- 162 Kazakhstan 5.1% compare
- 164 Costa Rica 4.9% compare
- 165 Monaco 4.8% compare
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 5.1% in 2025, 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 10.2% in 2003.
- 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 4.7% in 2020.
- 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 162nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- 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 20.3%. 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 (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release