School enrollment, secondary, private in United States of America
United States of America: School enrollment, secondary, private was 9.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
School enrollment, secondary, private in United States of America, 1998–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total secondary.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 9.1% for school enrollment, secondary, private in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary, private in United States of America peaked at 9.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2014.
United States of America ranks 117th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary, private in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % of total secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 9.6% | — |
| 1999 | 9.7% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 8.1% | -16.2% |
| 2014 | 7.9% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 8.1% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 8.9% | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 9.0% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 8.9% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 8.9% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 8.5% | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 9.2% | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 8.5% | -8.4% |
| 2023 | 9.1% | +7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.6% | 9.6% | 9.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 7.9% | 9.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 8.5% | 9.2% | 4 |
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More education data for United States of America
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.83 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.33 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary, private in United States of America?
- School enrollment, secondary, private in United States of America was 9.1% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary, private recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 9.7% in 1999.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary, private recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2014.
- How does United States of America rank for school enrollment, secondary, private?
- United States of America ranks 117th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school enrollment, secondary, private rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.