Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in United States
United States: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 6.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in United States, 2005–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
United States recorded 6.5% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in 2022.
That represents a change of up 237.7% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in United States peaked at 10.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2021.
That places United States 147th out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in United States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 10.2% | — |
| 2013 | 8.3% | -19.1% |
| 2014 | 7.3% | -11.8% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | -34.7% |
| 2017 | 4.9% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | -23.7% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | -30.5% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | -31.5% |
| 2022 | 6.5% | +237.7% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 6.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.3%, 71% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.2% | 10.2% | 10.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 2.6% | 8.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 1.9% | 6.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near United States
More education data for United States
- 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?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in United States was 6.5% in 2022, 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?
- The highest recorded value was 10.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2021.
- How does United States rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- United States ranks 147th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release