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Secondary school enrollment — United States

Secondary school enrollment in the United States in 2022 — 97.5%. Ranked 65 in the world out of 140. Since 1971, the indicator has risen by 14.1 pp.

2022 97.5% −3.7 pp vs 2021
World rank 65of 140
Period maximum 101.2%2021
Period minimum 80.3%1979

Trend over time

1971–2022 · % (gross ratio)

Secondary school enrollment — United States, 1971–2022809010011019711977198319891995200120072013201920221971: 83.4%1972: 84.2%1974: 84%1975: 84%1976: 84.4%1977: 84.9%1978: 85.6%1979: 80.3%1980: 94.6%1981: 94.3%1982: 97.3%1983: 96.3%1984: 97%1985: 95.6%1986: 96.6%1987: 97.1%1990: 97%1991: 95.6%1993: 96.6%1994: 96.4%1995: 94.2%1996: 94%1998: 94.4%1999: 94.3%2005: 95.1%2013: 96.2%2014: 96.9%2015: 97.7%2016: 98.8%2017: 99%2018: 99.3%2019: 100.1%2020: 100.5%2021: 101.2%2022: 97.5%
Change over the period: +14.1 pp Annual average: 0.28 pp

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United States

United States 97.5%
World 77.5%
North America 98.4%
High-income countries computed 104%
Secondary school enrollment — United States, by year United States All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 97.5 −3.7 pp
2021 101.2 +0.7 pp
2020 100.5 +0.4 pp
2019 100.1 +0.8 pp
2018 99.3 +0.3 pp
2017 99 +0.2 pp
2016 98.8 +1.1 pp
2015 97.7 +0.7 pp
2014 96.9 +0.7 pp
2013 96.2 —
2005 95.1 —
1999 94.3 −0.1 pp
1998 94.4 —
1996 94 −0.2 pp
1995 94.2 −2.3 pp
1994 96.4 −0.2 pp
1993 96.6 —
1991 95.6 −1.4 pp
1990 97 —
1987 97.1 +0.5 pp
1986 96.6 +0.9 pp
1985 95.6 −1.4 pp
1984 97 +0.7 pp
1983 96.3 −1 pp
1982 97.3 +3 pp
1981 94.3 −0.3 pp
1980 94.6 +14.3 pp
1979 80.3 −5.3 pp
1978 85.6 +0.7 pp
1977 84.9 +0.5 pp
1976 84.4 +0.4 pp
1975 84 +0 pp
1974 84 —
1972 84.2 +0.8 pp
1971 83.4 —

Northern America, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CA Canada 107.5 US United States 97.5
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About the indicator

The gross secondary enrollment ratio — the ratio of the total number of secondary school pupils, of any age, to the population of the official age for that level. It can exceed 100% when pupils older than the official age are in school — because of repetition or a late start, for example.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.

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