Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in United States of America
United States of America: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 3.6% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in United States of America, 2005–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 3.6% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 24.9% on the previous year and down 60.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in United States of America peaked at 9.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2018.
That places United States of America 130th out of 147 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8.6% | — |
| 2010 | 9.2% | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 7.9% | -13.9% |
| 2012 | 8.0% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 7.9% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | -14.1% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | -22.2% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | -24.9% |
United States of America compared with similar countries
- United States of America's 3.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.4%, 43% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.6% | 8.6% | 8.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 3.6% | 9.2% | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in United States of America?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in United States of America was 3.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 9.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2018.
- How does United States of America rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- United States of America ranks 130th out of 147 countries with data for 2018.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of youth of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official upper secondary school age.