Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in United States
United States: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 1 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
50th
of 192 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 1998
All-time low
1 GPIA
in 1998
Years of data
13
1998–2023
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in United States, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in United States is 1 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in United States peaked at 1 GPIA in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1 GPIA, in 1998.
United States ranks 50th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in United States, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1 GPIA | — |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 47 Latvia 1 GPIA compare
- 48 Paraguay 1 GPIA compare
- 49 Oman 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Afghanistan 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Albania 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Andorra 1 GPIA compare
- 50 United Arab Emirates 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Argentina 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Armenia 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Austria 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Azerbaijan 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Bangladesh 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Bahrain 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Bahamas 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Belarus 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Bermuda 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Barbados 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Bhutan 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Botswana 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Canada 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Switzerland 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Chile 1 GPIA compare
- 50 China 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Colombia 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Comoros 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Cape Verde 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Cayman Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Cyprus 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Djibouti 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Dominica 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Denmark 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Dominican Republic 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Ecuador 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Eritrea 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Ethiopia 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Finland 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Fiji 1 GPIA compare
- 50 France 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Micronesia (country) 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Georgia 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Ghana 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Gibraltar 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Gambia 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Equatorial Guinea 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Grenada 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Guatemala 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Guyana 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Hong Kong 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Hungary 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Indonesia 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Iran 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Iraq 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Iceland 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Israel 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Italy 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Jamaica 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Japan 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Kazakhstan 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Kenya 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Kyrgyzstan 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Cambodia 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Kiribati 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Republic of Korea 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Kuwait 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Liberia 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Liechtenstein 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Sri Lanka 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Luxembourg 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Macao 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Republic of Moldova 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Marshall Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 50 North Macedonia 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Mali 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Myanmar 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Montenegro 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Mongolia 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Mauritania 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Malawi 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Malaysia 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Namibia 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Nicaragua 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Norway 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Nepal 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Naoero 1 GPIA compare
- 50 New Zealand 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Pakistan 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Panama 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Philippines 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Palau 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Poland 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Palestine, State of 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Romania 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Rwanda 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Saudi Arabia 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Sudan 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Singapore 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Solomon Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Sierra Leone 1 GPIA compare
- 50 El Salvador 1 GPIA compare
- 50 San Marino 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Serbia 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Sao Tome and Principe 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Slovenia 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Sweden 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Seychelles 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Syria 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Turks and Caicos Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Thailand 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Tajikistan 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Timor-Leste 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Tonga 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Trinidad and Tobago 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Türkiye 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Tuvalu 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Ukraine 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Uzbekistan 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1 GPIA compare
- 50 British Virgin Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Viet Nam 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Vanuatu 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Samoa 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Yemen 1 GPIA compare
- 50 South Africa 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Zambia 1 GPIA compare
- 50 Zimbabwe 1 GPIA compare
More education data for United States
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.05 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.48 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.19 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 18.05 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.06 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.56 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 223,288 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 10.46 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.1542 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in United States?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in United States was 1 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 1998.
- How does United States rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- United States ranks 50th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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, published as part of Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release