Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in United States
United States: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 1 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
148th
of 211 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 1972
All-time low
1 GPIA
in 1972
Years of data
19
1972–2023
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in United States, 1972–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in United States stood at 1 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over five years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in United States peaked at 1 GPIA in 1972 and was at its lowest, 1 GPIA, in 1972.
United States ranks 148th of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in United States, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 1 GPIA | — |
| 1978 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 2 |
| 1980s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 7 |
| 1990s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 145 Congo 1 GPIA compare
- 146 Mauritania 1 GPIA compare
- 147 Papua New Guinea 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Argentina 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Bahamas 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Bermuda 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Barbados 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Botswana 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Cayman Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Dominica 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Western Sahara 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Falkland Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Gibraltar 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Grenada 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Guam 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Guyana 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Jamaica 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Kiribati 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Marshall Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Malawi 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Namibia 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Nigeria 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Naoero 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Palau 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Singapore 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Solomon Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Sierra Leone 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Somalia 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Turks and Caicos Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Turkmenistan 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Trinidad and Tobago 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1 GPIA compare
- 148 United States Virgin Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Samoa 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Zambia 1 GPIA compare
- 148 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 secondary education enrolled in general in United States?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in United States was 1 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 1972.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 1972.
- How does United States rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- United States ranks 148th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- 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 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