School completion in United States
United States: School completion was 99.99 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
99.99
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
6th
of 165 countries
All-time high
99.99
in 2025
All-time low
98.08
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
School completion in United States, 1981–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school completion in United States is 99.99, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school completion in United States peaked at 99.99 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 98.08, in 1981.
United States ranks 6th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
School completion in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 98.08 | — |
| 1982 | 98.15 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 98.22 | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 98.28 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 98.33 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 98.37 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 98.4 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 98.44 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 98.48 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 98.54 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 98.6 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 98.68 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 98.77 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 98.83 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 98.9 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 98.96 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 99.04 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 99.11 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 99.19 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 99.25 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 99.31 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 99.36 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 99.4 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.44 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.49 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 99.53 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.57 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.6 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.63 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.65 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.68 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.7 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.72 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.74 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.76 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.78 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.81 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.84 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.88 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.9 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.92 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.94 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.96 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.98 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 99.99 | +0.0% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 99.99 is above the median for high income countries, which is 99.6, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 98.31 | 98.08 | 98.48 | 9 |
| 1990s | 98.86 | 98.54 | 99.19 | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.46 | 99.25 | 99.63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.76 | 99.65 | 99.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.95 | 99.9 | 99.99 | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States
More education data for United States
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.21 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.02 (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school completion in United States?
- School completion in United States was 99.99 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest school completion recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 99.99 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school completion recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.08 in 1981.
- How does United States rank for school completion?
- United States ranks 6th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school completion rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of School completion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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