School enrollment, secondary in United States of America
United States of America: School enrollment, secondary was 97.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in United States of America, 1971–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, secondary in United States of America is 97.5%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in United States of America peaked at 101.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 80.3%, in 1979.
That places United States of America 73rd out of 203 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 83.4% | — |
| 1972 | 84.2% | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 84.0% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 84.4% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 84.9% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 85.6% | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 80.3% | -6.2% |
| 1980 | 94.6% | +17.8% |
| 1981 | 94.3% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 97.3% | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 96.3% | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 97.0% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 95.6% | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 96.6% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 97.1% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 97.0% | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 95.6% | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 96.6% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 96.4% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 94.2% | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 94.0% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 94.4% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 94.3% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 95.1% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 96.2% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 96.9% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 97.7% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 98.8% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 99.3% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 100.1% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 100.5% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 101.2% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 97.5% | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 83.9% | 80.3% | 85.6% | 8 |
| 1980s | 96.1% | 94.3% | 97.3% | 8 |
| 1990s | 95.3% | 94.0% | 97.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 95.1% | 95.1% | 95.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 98.3% | 96.2% | 100.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 97.5% | 101.2% | 3 |
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More education data for United States of America
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.78 million (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.97 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 97.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary in United States of America?
- School enrollment, secondary in United States of America was 97.5% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 101.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.3% in 1979.
- How does United States of America rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- United States of America ranks 73rd out of 203 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.