Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in United States
United States: Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index was 1.01 index in 2022. ▬ Flat
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in United States, 1993–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in United States is 1.01 index, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in United States peaked at 1.02 index in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1 index, in 2013.
United States ranks 73rd of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.01 index | 1 index | 1.02 index | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 1 |
Countries ranked near United States
More education data for United States
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 97.0% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 1.78 million (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.62 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in United States?
- Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in United States was 1.01 index in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 index in 2014.
- What is the lowest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 index in 2013.
- How does United States rank for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- United States ranks 73rd out of 163 countries with data for 2022.
- Is net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal net enrollment rates in lower secondary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.